2006-07-16 10:44:00 · 7 answers · asked by shahzeidi1348 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Cocaine Anonymous can help. But initially, most addicts need to be in a locked facility to go through withdrawal, and to get a handle on what a life without crack is all about. They get so caught up in the whole lifestyle that it's pretty necessary to start all over again and re-create themselves. Once they have real goals and a plan they are working on to carry out those goals, then treatment can get a little more distant.
One of the big problems is they probably have very few if any friends who are not involved with drugs. So they need to make friends with wholesome people, and that is not easy at all. If they are involved in a religion, that can help, but for many people that is just a hypocrisy to find people they can use, even rob, to go back to their old ways. School can help, if there's any way to pay for it, and something they want to learn enough that they will persist. Although many times they have actual brain damage, and almost always they are pretty scattered mentally. Learning to study, to pay attention in a lecture class, and to read a text book, are all difficult, but not impossible.
And then there's the family. It's extremely hard for the family to come to trust that someone has really quit, because the addict has developed a pattern of lying, cheating, stealing, breaking promises, etc., all as a result of their addiction. The family needs to be supportive, but not willing to be victimized, and that's a fine line that is hard to maintain. They also need to be well informed about the symptoms of backsliding, and not be afraid to confront the [hopefully] former addict with what they have observed. Don't say "you're using again," say "I have noticed this behavior and that, which is like you used to be when you were using. It worries me."
2006-07-16 11:02:38 · answer #1 · answered by auntb93again 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless the person who is abusing crack wants help there is none.Moving to rural area and Quitting drinking alcohol are the best two steps.Most drug addicts relapse when drinking as judgment is impaired.If this is to help an adolescent move to middle of nowhare.Drugs can be found in any suburb.Drugs follow population,more people= more money
2006-07-16 10:55:57 · answer #2 · answered by bikerj 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're speaking of yourself, you have to want to stop. You also have to stop associating with ALL of your "friends". That is not usually a problem because they will not want to be friends with you if you stop buying. Convincing them that you really are going to quit will be hard though. They will keep trying to bring you back. Keep busy and don't answer the phone, if its still connected. Ask for some extra hours at work, or if you've already lost your job, make a fresh start and go looking. If you are talking of someone else. There is NOTHING you can do. It is up to him/her.
2006-07-16 10:53:40 · answer #3 · answered by Debi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a hard question. Ultimately, the user must want to quit for it to be effective. What is scary is that cigarettes are twice as hard to quit as crack cocaine.
2006-07-16 10:47:21 · answer #4 · answered by ringshank1980 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Medical attention
2006-07-16 10:47:17 · answer #5 · answered by Judas Rabbi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
support from family and friends, with a drug treatment class
2006-07-16 10:48:56 · answer #6 · answered by mommy 3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
can't
2006-07-16 13:40:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋