5 Things You Must Do If Someone In Your Family Is Abusing Drugs

People tend to think of a drug problem as an outside thing but I will take an inside approach to this one. Drug addicts are a part of our families too and they are at some point our brother sisters or even mates. We should actually put this in mind when handling them. Here are a couple of things that you should do if it so happens that you have a family member who is into drugs.

1. Increase Contact.

This is a very vital thing when handling an addict who is close to you. By doing this try to understand why they are into drugs. Do they feel lost? Have they been denied some opportunities that they should have been offered? Get to really understand their point of view and put yourself in their shoes to get a good angle.

2. Keep It Within The Smallest Circle.

The fact that you know that a family member of yours is abusing drugs doesn’t mean that now you have gotten enough blackmail material. As a matter of fact, it means that you have a responsibility to play in helping them get back on track. You should only tell it if it really necessary like say to your parents or to your mate in case it is your kid. If an addict learns that too many people know of it may crush them and lower their esteem. We all know how the society is today, all judgy.

3. Get Professional Help

Now, this is a thing to consider after other channels have proven futile like try talking them out of it. There are a couple of facilities that deal with such cases. Rehabs and family of addicts support group are some of them. These are the best places to get help. They have sessions that help not only to reform the addict but also to grow them and show them their purpose in life. Support groups are actually very effective as there you will find that there are other people with similar stories and you can talk things out and help each other as accountability partners/.

4. Establish What Drug They Are On.

Get to understand what you are dealing with here. There are various kinds of drugs and they have different effects on the body and they can be handled differently. Suppose someone is hooked on cigarettes, they cannot get similar treatment to a weed addict. A cigarette will only give a good feeling as they call it but weed and kratom will mess up with your mind. You can check and see where kratom is banned.

5. Try helping them on a personal level.

I tend to believe that there is a power in the family. A sort of convincing power when people talk sibling to sibling or parent and child. Such times call for people to bury the hatchet and get themselves together and work toward helping. It will be much more painful to lose a family member to a drug problem than it will be to go down to his level and understand what is happening. Take care of them and if they are doing that for the money get a deal to help them out with cash if they drop that. That way you will have saved the world of another drug lord.

About Jammie Morey

Jammie is of Native American descent, her family is from the Ojibway/Chippewa tribe in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. She was born and raised in Michigan and currently resides there with her daughter. She is a single parent and enjoys spending time with her daughter. Jammie is a home healthcare aide and loves what she does outside the home. Jammie is Owner of The Neat Things in Life.

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