How Do You Deal With A Drug Addicted Family Member Or Loved One?
• Love the person no matter what course of action you decide to ultimately take. • Look into a program like Al-anon or Alateen. Consider seeking help from a school teacher, religious leader, or another family member. Do your own homework; there are plenty of books and on-line resources. • Understand the disease that your loved one has and try to encourage them to get help. • Do not give up – you may be the key to helping them beat this. • Take your loved one to AA or NA meetings, if they want to go. Sometimes, talking to an alcoholic or addict that is in recovery can help you find a good course of action. • Educate yourself on the disease of alcoholism and drug addiction. • Consider doing an intervention with help from a professional interventionist. • If the loved one is a boyfriend/girlfriend and they choose to get help, DO NOT leave them, they are trying to get help to fix their lives and they want to fix it you should give them the benefit of the doubt and wish them well while stay
