My brother was a addict till a argument with a dealer lead to him getting his arm broken in two places and being hospitalized for a month. Helped him get clean but he wouldn't recommend it.
There's no contempt in what I'm saying, I am honestly glad that this incident got my brother to re-evaluate his life. My point was experiencing something terrible can lead to change for the better, its not an exact science and it is not by any mean pleasant. Getting his arm smash with a baseball bat was my brothers wake-up call but he isn't going to start espousing the benefits of having your arm broken as a form of rehab, just like I assume TecoAndJix isn't going to endorse the force labor compound they were sent to despite it being the thing that forced them to re-evaluate their life.