Before you choose a Recovery Program for yourself or a loved one, take some time to watch these two videos. These are two of the United States foremost authorities on addiction treatment and recovery. They are not affiliated with each other nor are they in any way affiliated with the Real Life Recovery Program, Freedom Recovery, or The Last Resort Recovery Center.
Bill White can be found via a Google search he is an astute researcher in the field and a recognized authority in addiction and recovery.
http://www.fead.org.uk/video171/William-White-SFF-May-2009.html
Professor Keith Humphries can be found via Google search as well. Professor Humphries is a professor at Stanford University in California as well as a researcher for the Veterans Administration.
http://www.fead.org.uk/video169/Keith-Humphreys:-SFF-Presentation-on-Recovery-May-09.html
After you have gathered all of the information you will see there is only one logical choice for you or your loved one.