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First Night In Rehab

Adelaides POV

The BHT that came to get me from the waiting room is named Lucy, she's pretty sweet..
I can feel my heartbeat pounding against my rib cage, my hands sweating, I let out a deep breath and Lucy begins to talk to me

"Okay love, a nurse practitioner and a behavioral therapist will interview you, then determine if you actually need to be admitted into the hospital or not okay? So just have a seat, watch tv, eat some snacks, I will start the paperwork Incase they decide to admit you, set your bag down over here behind my desk, let me take your temp, your blood pressure, and I will need to do a breathalyzer on you as well okay? Then you can sit on one of the couches and relax until they come back for you" I nod at her and sit in a chair, she takes my vitals and the breathalyzer then as I'm walking to the couch I turn back to her

"Excuse me. Can you smoke here?" Lucy nods at me and I smile as I walk towards her

"May I use your phone to call my girlfriend so she can bring me the two cartons of smokes I have in my room?" Lucy smiles and nods and she turns the phone towards me, I quickly dial Demi, and she answers after only 1 ring

Demi: hey my love, did they take you back already? That was fast
-No not yet Demi... I forgot my cigarettes and you can smoke here.. I have some cartons in my closet, can you grab two and drop them off for me...? If you can..
D: of course I can, I'm still in the parking lot though, so I don't want to drive 30 minutes all the way back to your apartment just to come back, then go back again. There's a gas station right in front of the hospital, I'll stop in there and grab two cartons for you okay?
-Demi you don't have to waste your money..
D: none sense, I got you, let me get them, what's the kind you smoke?
-Marlboro black menthols, 100s
D: okay love, I will drop them off in about 5 minutes. I love you so much, call me when you get back there okay?
-okay Demi...thank you...I love you..

I hang up as I let out a deep sigh and walk back to the couch and sit down, as I sit down the nurse practitioner comes into the room and calls my name. I get up and follow her to her office, she sits behind her desk and smiles at me and I softly smile back to her

"Okay my dear, I am going to ask you some questions about your health and all that good stuff and then you will meet with the behavior specialist okay?" I nod at her as she grabs the papers in front of her

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30 minutes later we finally finish the interview and the bs comes and gets me as were walking back to the waiting room, he walks me into his office and asks me several questions about my past, my drug addiction, if I self harm, if I've ever attempted suicide, how many times. If I've ever overdosed. And what meds I'm currently on. He smiles at me as he hands me a blue folder with my name on it as we finish

"Okay honey, you are admitted into the program officially, the days you will be here will all depend on the psychiatrist that is assigned your case. The shortest stay here is 30 days and the longest is 120. It's all up to him okay? You will meet with him every single night, he will adjust your meds and help you. There will always be 2 nurses on your unit, one of them will be assigned to your side of the wall. So if you need anything go to her. There will be 3 BHTs on your unit at all times, if you need help with anything please don't hesitate in asking one of them, they are there to help you. You are going to the unit called Canyon. So your psychiatrist will most likely be Dr. Purewal, he is an amazing doctor and that unit is always very calm. There will be about 16-20 people on your unit. You will have 5 groups everyday. The groups run for 1 hour. Two of them are fun groups, like animal therapy, swimming, gym time, karaoke, yoga, art class and there's others as well. The other 3 groups will be your core groups. Which will help with getting through the addictions you face, mental issues, group therapy and stuff like that. You are to attend every single group. You will also meet with a therapist 1:1 every day. Breakfast is at 7 am for your unit. And the amount of food you consume will be tracked. If you are not eating enough the nurse will put you on watch or on ensure drinks to make sure you don't lose any more weight. You will have 7 smoke breaks every day. When there is no group, you can watch the tv, walk the halls, do art, go to your room. Or socialize. You will have your own bathroom in your room, and you will have 1 roommate. I think that's all you need to know, if I missed anything the BHTs will inform you of it" I nod my head and roll my eyes a bit as we walk back into the waiting room