I have been to inpatient rehab three times. The first rehab I went to, I actually got discharged unsuccessfully from ("kicked out", if you will) for relapsing while in treatment. The second two times, I completed successfully, but was unable to stay sober after leaving.

However! They did provide a lot of education about addiction and the disease and the treatment process. They introduced me to AA/NA meetings, although they aren't really my cup of tea. They gave me space to detox from my drug of choice and to take a break from the outside world and think about what I wanted to be doing. Although I didn't maintain sobriety immediately completing rehab and still struggle today off and on with substance abuse, they definitely had a lot to offer and improved various areas of my life significantly.

Good luck with whatever you decided to do. As a side note, on rehabs, I wish I had known when I went there the first time that you will only get what you put in.

There aren't a whole lot of chances to get it right. If you don't want to be there and don't want to follow the program, they often won't play around with you. It only took one mistake for me to get kicked out of the first program - no warnings or anything. So make sure you are ready to commit to their rules and follow through with what they ask of you.