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?How can I help my love one to stop doing crack

Posted: 10/22/2016 5:38 AM

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You cant. You can Stop tolerating them using crack. By this I mean, focus on your self.  What do you need? What do you need to have a nice peaceful life.  

I know this is not what you want to hear.  I wish I had a simple answer, but I do not.

As a mother of an active addict, I have learned to focus on myself and not on my daughter.

Remember, regarding adiction, you did not cause it, you cannot control it, and you cannot cure it.

Your loved one has to get into detox, and long term treatment.  Current research indicates treatment must last at least a year.  And the person with addiction must be totally committed to sobriety.

Notice that I did not say the you have to get your loved one into detox and treatment.  Unless your loved one is a child under the age of 18, you cannot do this.  Believe me I have tried.

You can try to convince the person to go to detox.  Most insurance, including Medicaid, covers detox and treatment. You can even drive them to treatmentif they agree to go.  However this does not mean they will stay.  Unless they are ordered by a court to be in treatment, they dont have to stay.  I know this from experience.

If your loved one is in the court system, their attorney can ask for mandatory treatment. If the person is stealing from you, or using in your house, call the police and turn them in.  Protecting them will not save them.  An arrest might.

Bless you and peace to you.  I have lived this. focus on yourself and take care of yourself first.

Posted: 10/23/2016 12:04 PM

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you can NOT do anything for them. they have to want it for themselves. It is the hardest thing to do. Please find a support group for yourself as that is the best means to assist them to want recovery.

 

Posted: 11/06/2016 6:43 PM

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Thanks for your response I will try to focus on myself but its hard when you love ? the person.He's the love of my life when we where teenagers, I spoke to and told him he need to stop because he's getting to aggressive behavior and its sad ??. All I can do is pray ?? for him ... Sincerely Broken heart ??

 

Posted: 11/07/2016 12:06 PM

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