I've unfortunately known the kind of person you describe*, I've also known people with drug problems who would not have been well served by having their "entire

I've unfortunately known the kind of person you describe*, I've also known people with drug problems who would not have been well served by having their "entire world consumed with work on a strict schedule". There's a reason most rehabilitation centers don't focus on that kind of treatment -- it's arguably cruel and absolutely not evidence-based. * My fiancee's brother was a nasty piece of work. My "favorite" thing he did was lie for months to their father that he had polycystic kidney disease, a heritable disease which had killed their mother. He just kept pulling money out of their father for "treatments" only for it all to be a ruse. I remember Mike (the dad) being in tears because his son was so close to dying. Ugh, it makes me feel dirty just thinking about it. Edit: although he died a few years later, it was due largely to his not taking care of himself (e.g. untreated diabetes that had already taken his foot). No kidney disease to be seen. And none for my fiancee, knock on wood.