Is the money I paid to an alcohol treatment center, for my non-dependent son, deductible on my return?

[frannie_1]

I do not claim him as a dependent.  The 28 day recovery program was very good. but expensive.

[JulieS]

No, you can't. 

While alcohol and drug treatment centers are allowed as deductible medical expenses, you are only allowed to deduct expenses for yourself, your spouse and your dependents. 

[SweetieJean]

He might be a "medical dependent," as follows: 

• An individual you would have been allowed to claim as a dependent, except one of these applied:
  • He or she received gross income of $4,300 or more in the year.
  • He or she filed a joint return for the year.
  • You (or your spouse if married filing jointly) could be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s return in the current year.

If so, you can deduct these expenses.