Who Do We Contact to Get Help for Someone Who Is on Drugs in Needs Help?
Question by Tiffany Pifer: who do we contact to get help for someone who is on drugs in needs help?
i have a friend who tried to talk to her mom about her dad (who needs serious help) in her mom said there is nothing she can do. her mom and dad are no longer together so the little girl turned to me for help
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Answer by Phillip
Rehab is really the best way to go, but he won’t change unless he wants to.
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It depends on what she is addicted to, you can call around to some hospitals that have rehab. I recommend going to a hospital & going through there rehab because you are only there a few day & you’ll be clean. :)
Maybe a better dealer?
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“Rehab” isn’t the “cure” for drug addiction like water is for fire. Being addicted to drugs is a human issue. It’s a part of who you are, and this girl’s dad wouldn’t be addicted if he was happy and mentally healthy to start with.
First of all, it only works if you genuinely want to quit. And it doesn’t work even then in a lot of cases. People go back to their habits, it’s common to get “re-hab” (stupid, media buzzword) then de-hab again within days or weeks. Sometimes this happens a few times over.
If the dad really wants to, look up drug treatment in your area. A residential rehab might not be best, he might be better on a methadone programme. Or some other option, there are lots.
But really this is his own problem. Nobody else can change him or do it for him. If he really doesn’t want to, then it won’t happen, and you can’t make someone want to. A habit is stronger than most things in life.
Her mom seems to realise this, presumably she knows her husband better as an adult than the daughter or you do. Possibly she’s tried to make him stop herself and failed. If that’s why they split up, it might have been the best option for her.
I don’t suppose that’s what you want to hear, but it’s the truth. The triumph of experience over hope!
That said, eventually people tend to get sick of it, and quit by themselves. This might take 10 or 15 years.
Still, this guy might be an exception, but what I’m telling you is the usual case.
When I say “drugs” here I’m referring to heroin and crack, since they’re the usual ones.