I do not know where to go with what I want to do .... my brother has a very bad crack addiction. I love him dearly and want to do what I can to help him, although he doesnt want treatment. I know he will wind up dead if someone doesnt do something. Where do i turn ?
I believe you need to do a family interventio. Get together your family and any non using friends that he might have and confront him about his drug addiction. Crack is a highly addictive drug and it takes you down fast. Tell him how you love him and that it's hurting all of you to watch him kill himself. If he'll accept help then you can look to get him in to rehab and NA meeting. Ultamately the choice is his, you can't forcerecovery. Good luck. Bob. check out this site. www.na.org
Bingocm, Bob is right, you cannot force an addict into recovery, we are by nature stubborn, perhaps you have heard of being in denial. It is hard for us to accept that we are hurting anyone but ourselves. Drugs start out as fun, become a source of comfort, then turn into a way of life. It is rare for an addict not facing consequences to just up and quit using. Recovery doesn't happen until the addict is ready, and sometimes becoming ready requires substantial pain. Perhaps an intervention would help, perhaps not. My area has a list of addicts who will make twelveth step calls, but only if the addict is willing. Look in the white, yellow, and blue pages of your phone book to see if there is a NA phone number, perhaps you can find some local help or direction. Talking with a local treatment center also might help to focus on what you can do to help. I would also suggest that you look for a local NarAnon/AlAnon meeting. These are meetings ofr the families of alcoholics and addicts. You will find people there who have faced your situation, and who can help you. If you decide to try an intervention, organize ahead of time, have the participants make and practice reading a list of how the addicts behavior effects them. Have treatment alternatives lined up ahead of time, making it easier for the addict to agree to immediate treatment. While an intervention is by nature confrontational, try not to let it get out of hand, addicts are by nature reclusive. It is possible to drive them completely away from the family if they are pounded too hard during an intervention. Remember that as long as an addict is alive, there is still hope.
Lon
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