Watching an addict loved one succumb to the dangers of addiction can be heartbreaking. It can also be distressing and terrifying, often making you feel hopeless, like there’s nothing that you can do to help them.
As much as you want to help your addict loved one overcome their addiction, whether this is drugs, alcohol, or behavioral, at the end of the day the decision is up to them. Only they, the addict, can help themselves once they decide they need help and are open to addiction treatment.
Still, that doesn’t mean you can’t do anything. Here’s some tips that you can do on your end to help your addict loved one get into rehab–and soon!
1. Learn about the addiction. Addiction is a disease, clinically known as substance use disorder (SUD). You have to learn all you can about it–after all, there are many avenues and sources now where you can learn and research about SUD. It also helps to find out how different drugs affect the brain and how the addicted brain works.
2. Have an intervention. Bring your family together, or you can at least have someone trusted to talk to your addict loved one. Make sure to use positive words and avoid blame. Make sure you also create an environment where he or she feels safe and listened to.
3. Stop enabling. As a co-dependent, you have to stop cleaning up after all the mess that your addict loved one has been making. Don’t make excuses for them, and don’t make it easy for them to support their addiction. Make them see the consequences of their actions, and by then they may realize that they really do have a problem and need help.
4. Bridges of Hope can help. There are facilities and people who knows what it’s like. These facilities, such as Bridges of Hope, can provide a safe and secure environment for them to overcome their addictions as well as learn new and healthy ways of coping through life sober.
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