Family members rarely ever are able to help loved ones who are addicted to drugs. Quite frankly, addicts simply do not listen to family members, especially about their addiction. Furthermore, family members do not possess the means, resources or professional expertise to get the drugs out of the addict's system.
Even if you manage to get him clean, you do not have the ability to keep him clean. This guide to will help you understand that you need to get your loved one professional help in order for his drug treatment to be ultimately successful.
Look, your loved one is a drug addict. The very essence of a drug addiction means that your loved one is irrational. The drugs in his system, along with the mental instability, means that he or she is not capable of responding to your reasonable request to get help for drug addiction.
Instead, you are likely to make the problem worse by causing arguments and possible physical violence. Your voice is likely to cause him to fall further into the grip of addiction. Instead of helping your loved one get addiction treatment, you will make treatment all the more unlikely. Drug treatment is not a field where you can get "on the job" training.
Instead, professional drug treatment involves an army of professional staff and medical personnel who have the specialized training to coax your loved one into treatment and keep him there until he is better.
The mental health and medical professional employed by the drug treatment center will not hesitate to confront your loved one (in a non threatening way) about his drug addiction. They have the ability to coax him into treatment. More importantly, they have the skills and training necessary to diagnose and treat the underlying cause of the drug addiction.
When your loved one confronts the underlying causes of his addiction, he can begin the process of long term recovery that will last even after he is discharged from the drug rehab center.
The aftercare portion of the drug rehabilitation treatment is, by far, the most important part of the program. This is also where many family members undo the progress made during inpatient drug treatment. As such, the addict must continue to be active in a support group and undergo individual therapy.
Each of these provide the recovering addict a source of understanding, support and accountability. It is the stress associated with returning home after treatment that is the usual topic of these conversations.
You need to understand that your drug addicted loved one needs professional drug treatment. You do not have the skills or training to help your loved one.
Instead, you need to defer to drug treatment professionals with the training and expertise to confront your loved one about his drug addiction; and, uncover the underlying cause of his substance abuse. More importantly, you need individual and group therapy to give your loved one a group of like minded individuals to support him and hold him accountable when he returns home. So, you need to stop thinking that you can do this alone. Instead, love the addict and leave the treatment to the professionals.
Even if you manage to get him clean, you do not have the ability to keep him clean. This guide to will help you understand that you need to get your loved one professional help in order for his drug treatment to be ultimately successful.
Look, your loved one is a drug addict. The very essence of a drug addiction means that your loved one is irrational. The drugs in his system, along with the mental instability, means that he or she is not capable of responding to your reasonable request to get help for drug addiction.
Instead, you are likely to make the problem worse by causing arguments and possible physical violence. Your voice is likely to cause him to fall further into the grip of addiction. Instead of helping your loved one get addiction treatment, you will make treatment all the more unlikely. Drug treatment is not a field where you can get "on the job" training.
Instead, professional drug treatment involves an army of professional staff and medical personnel who have the specialized training to coax your loved one into treatment and keep him there until he is better.
The mental health and medical professional employed by the drug treatment center will not hesitate to confront your loved one (in a non threatening way) about his drug addiction. They have the ability to coax him into treatment. More importantly, they have the skills and training necessary to diagnose and treat the underlying cause of the drug addiction.
When your loved one confronts the underlying causes of his addiction, he can begin the process of long term recovery that will last even after he is discharged from the drug rehab center.
The aftercare portion of the drug rehabilitation treatment is, by far, the most important part of the program. This is also where many family members undo the progress made during inpatient drug treatment. As such, the addict must continue to be active in a support group and undergo individual therapy.
Each of these provide the recovering addict a source of understanding, support and accountability. It is the stress associated with returning home after treatment that is the usual topic of these conversations.
You need to understand that your drug addicted loved one needs professional drug treatment. You do not have the skills or training to help your loved one.
Instead, you need to defer to drug treatment professionals with the training and expertise to confront your loved one about his drug addiction; and, uncover the underlying cause of his substance abuse. More importantly, you need individual and group therapy to give your loved one a group of like minded individuals to support him and hold him accountable when he returns home. So, you need to stop thinking that you can do this alone. Instead, love the addict and leave the treatment to the professionals.
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