If you've got a kid who's hanging round with the wrong crowd (and you're actually aware of it) you're probably concerned that your little princess is going to go Courtney Love on you. Maybe you think she already has. Maybe you've caught her smoking a few cigarettes behind the house, and maybe you've even smelt alcohol on her breath once or twice. I am not denying that these behaviors can lead to bigger problems, or even possible drug addiction/alcoholism, but I'm here to tell you that a proper drug treatment center is probably the last place you want to send this kid.

It's shocking, how many shrinks and other types of counselors even recommend institutionalization for kids who are clearly just being teenagers. It's gotten out of hand in the last decade, much the way dispensing medications like Ritalin has. If you have a child who is an out of control drug addict, drug rehab is a logical solution. If you don't, and you put your kid away regardless, you could well be interfering with that child's life on a scale beyond the scope of your own comprehension.