Ivanoff says, "It shouldn't take this long to get home, once you're trying."  ??? What, you think other people should just give you a plane ticket? You think the conditions of your release should just be waived because you're sorry and say you're trying to stay sober? It doesn't work that way. Grow up. And as far as being lonely, I lost most of my "friends" when I quit drinking, too. They're not really "friends," Ivanoff, they're fellow drunks. They're still busy drinking, they don't have time to hang around with a sober guy. Keep at it, you can succeed.