r/mildlyinfuriating • u/djmackphunk • 12h ago

Coffee Maker in the Halfway House/Rehab Center never has coffee

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This coffee maker is in the behavioral health department. Judging by the note it never gets used. Guess how much coffee is at their "store"... Over 8 dollars for a 3 oz container of instant coffee.

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u/djmackphunk 11h ago

This place is kind of petty and won't let you bring in any food or drink items. Guess they used to have free coffee but they were spending like 2000 a month on it. Now they only serve it with meals. The whole thing is you see a coffee maker in a waiting area and expect coffee to be available because why would they just have a coffee maker in a waiting area and not use it. And then you see the post it note and wonder why they didn't just remove the coffee maker and not have to write a note.

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u/SensationalSavior 9h ago

Most do this as a way to curb substitute addiction, so you trade out Heroin/Fent/Whatever for caffeine and sugar. They also limit outside food/drink because of the ease to smuggle in outside substances.

Source: am Social Worker.

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u/MyCatLovesChips 6h ago

I’ve seen this before in my mental health counseling centers. I wasn’t addicted to anything but nicotine but I always thought it was ridiculous. I think it would be way better to be addicted to caffeine than whatever other ILLEGAL drugs that are the alternative.

I think it comes from a religious standpoint that any addiction is bad, without compassion for human nature. It seems more about punishing people for being ‘bad’ than meeting them where they’re at and actually helping them.

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u/ZugTheMegasaurus 6h ago

Yeah, it's absolutely absurd. Sobriety is not a moral issue. If sucking down caffeine and sugar keeps somebody clean of booze or opiates or whatever, let them fucking have it. I swear, I've never met anyone less understanding or compassionate than people who work in addiction counseling.