I'd guess that could be different then Sinsull. In my detoxes and one follow up stay/rehab, I've not been aware of that. I did come across one who while in hospital on a chlordiazepoxide detox had a mate smuggle alcohol in and I heard of another case of smuggling from someone on the rehab program but I've always been under the impression most want to get through these stages without complicating matters.

Personally, I have found the hardest is when I get home afterwards. With me, it's not a craving for alcohol when life is running smoothly (days can pass without me even once thinking I'd like a drink) but what mental defences/coping strategies are not up to what little strength I have when things go wrong. I think it's quite a vulnerable period to get through. But we with drink problems are all different - there is no one standard type of alcoholic or single fixed solution.