what had started out as a liberal approach had turned into addicts run amuck.she had believed that if you treated people with dignity and respect , they would rise to the occasion.this had not turned out to be the case.addicts were fast learners , and most of them already knew what they could and could not get away with.carol had resigned herself to the situation by saying that the patients were adults.if they wanted to recover , they were given the tools.she was not responsible for their bad decisions.but the truth was that she could not be a hard liner.carol was as soft hearted as they came when it applied to troubled human beings.if coddling facilitated recovery , carol would have rehabilitated the entire world by now.but addicts did not need coddling.they needed someone to shine a harsh light on their reality , and the consequences that had resulted from their chosen path.carol did not have it in her to force peoples faces into the obvious mud.her compassion was her greatest gift , as well as her biggest obstacle .