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     If you were walking on a long pier and saw someone in the water splashing and screaming "I’m drowning" what would you do? If you really think about this for a minute you would realize that they have done this to themselves, after all they had stood on the pier and thought it was okay for them to jump in the water. Maybe they thought "I have done this before and it was fun, why not do it again".

    So you decide it is not your responsibility to help them. They have done this to themselves,  so instead you slowly walk up to the waters edge and start shouting at them "you are going to die" or "if you do not swim better then that your are not going to make it". Is this going to help the person in the water? No, what you are doing is no help, it is stating the obvious, something they already know. Your verbal criticism is not going to save their life.

    Well, this is just what you are doing if you have a loved one that is addicted to Drugs and Alcohol , if all you do is stand by and tell them "You have to start making better decisions or you are going to kill yourself " or "Stop doing drugs or you are going to die". This is not help, the addict is not stupid (even though they may act like it) but they know what they are doing is killing themselves, they just do not know how to stop it.

     Just like the person drowning the addict needs someone to throw them a life line. They need someone that will jump in and save them. Even though from the outside it is obvious that they have made bad choices, they still cannot save themselves. Someone addicted to drugs or alcohol is just like the person drowning, they cannot suddenly learn to swim and save themselves.

      If you have a loved one drowning in addiction and need help finding the life line of Drug and Alcohol Treatment call Addiction Rehab Help today. Our Drug and Alcohol Addiction Counselors will help you find the best Treatment Facility for your loved ones needs.

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 " Do not seek advice from unqualified people" I think that was the best advice I had ever heard. Many people think they know what is best but even mom has to admit she does not know what is best all the time. When you are looking for addiction treatment seek advice from a professional in the field of addiction. Your family Doctor, your clergy, and your hair dressers brothers’ sister in law may want to help and their heart is in the right place but are they qualified to help you? Usually not.

       Advice from these people is why most addicts go through many different treatment programs before they receive the help they need. If my family had sought the advice from a professional early in my addiction it may have saved them thousands of dollars and years of heartache.

        Many people think that you start on a gradient with addiction, first a little outpatient treatment, if that does not work then a short term program and a few meetings, if that does not work then a little longer program and a few more meetings every week.

        I realize that an addicts family is happy just to have the addict trying some sort of treatment,  but in reality more often than not you are just enabling the addict to continue using and living the same life style as they were before starting this type of treatment. Remember the addict is a master manipulator and is looking for the easy way out. He or she will do just enough to make you happy and get you off his back.

        Get serious right from the start. The first attempt at rehab needs to be the best program for the addict’s specific needs. Even if the addict says he needs help but his addiction is not that bad, remember when an addict tells you about their drug or alcohol abuse you can safely multiply whatever they have told you by three and you will be closer to the truth. For example if I told my parents that I was drinking a pint of alcohol a day what I was really saying was I am drinking a fifth a day.

        Not all programs are the same and not all programs are designed to give the addict what they need to stay clean. "Cookie Cutter" programs that treat every addict the same are not known for their high success rates.

 If you need professional advice on where to send your loved one to get Addiction Treatment call Addiction Rehab Help and let us help you get it right the first time.

Call today: 1-877-744-3536

      We are parents of a recovered alcoholic. We would like to tell other parents of alcoholics  to remember there is hope and do not give up. Our adult son was a closet drinker, which we knew nothing, about for years. When it came to light we were shocked beyond words. We have a lot of alcoholism in both of our families but we had been spared from it.  That is until we learned our son had a problem. He didn’t admit to it at first but that’s very typical, he was a master at lying and manipulating everyone when he wanted something, money for vodka, cigarettes or anything he felt he needed.  After many times in local rehab centers which didn’t work, maybe because he wasn’t serious about quitting or what ever the reason we don’t know, but he would quickly start drinking again. 

       Many things happened during those days, a lot of which we’ve blocked out of our memory.  But after trying everything else we could think of we finally got the money together to help him admit himself into a long term program which had a high rate of success.  We thank God for this program and the prayers of our friends and church family, all of which turned a troubled life into a life of peace, with a desire to encourage others to get out of the grip of alcoholism and other addictions.

   Our son has been alcohol free for over four years now and he is such a blessing to us, as we see him working to help others get into a recovery program. It was worth all the money we spent, and more, to see him today.  No one wants to see their loved one trapped in a life of addiction.  We are thankful to God and the recovery program for the outcome in our son’s life and we know it’s possible for other parents also.       

For help with drug or alcohol addiction call 1-877-744-3536