This is a serious question. I'm wondering, when does "treatment" become enabling?

Let's say you have drug or alcohol problems. If you've been to rehab over 3 times, does the "treatment" or facility start to become an enabler? Is it their responsibility to tell you to practice what you learned in previous stays, and not allow you back? If we as a society allow people to keep going in and out of treatment, is that hurting them more then helping?

When is it the person's responsibility to realize only I can help myself? I have to want to get better. I have the tools. It's my responsibility, and not a "counselor's"?

I'm asking this because I do know of someone who seems to be using inpatient rehab why to often (7 times in 2 years. Usually for at least 30 days). And I can't understand why they keep taking her back and not forcing her to stand on her own two feet, or at least telling her to check into a sober living facility and apply what they taught her over the years. It's time like this I think the whole treatment/mental health field is corrupt. If it's a disease treat it like a disease, or just tell people it's a choice, and you will only change when you want to. Good luck with that.

Sorry for such a long first, and probably last post.

Thanks