after 2 years they started doing harder drugs then before (Crack) now they got clean after a half a year of doing it and started going to church agian. my dad started doing it again 2 days ago that we know of could have been longer but we dont know and dont want to speculate. my question is what can we do to get him clean he wont comitt him self to rehab can we force him in rehab? why can't he keep clean? and why would he go to a harder drug after being clean for 2 years. please i need advice.
2007-03-01 04:53:45 · 13 answers · asked by perfectnpink_17 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
Comming from a strong christian background, I have seen alot of people who come in and out of church due to something that they are addicted to. There is something in the church that they love and believe in and that's why they go back and forth. There are two options that I suggest could help.
1. If you know someone from church that you trust (eg. Minister/Pastor or a church leader) I think you should tell them the situation and get some guidance from them. Maybe they know some christian rehab clinics that you're father could be reffered to. In there your father can meet other addicts and it would help him a great deal spritually and physically. I guarantee that it will work!
2. You get your father to speak to the above.
There are few people in my church that I know are fake and wish they would stop and just get genuine help! So, for those who can make a difference in a addicts life, I ADMIRE!....
2007-03-06 12:27:48 · answer #1 · answered by LT 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is really a question for a drug counselor; usually there are a few such counselors in a community. Talk to one. You have two things in your dad's favor: one, your parents are still together and two, you parents have had some success relying on church and God. They have already experienced success so it's not like your father is in a corner, saying, 'I can't do it!'
Why he can't keep clean is a a question asked by anyone who's ever tried to give up anything. Think of how hard it is to lose weight, stop smoking or stop drinking. It is very hard.
2007-03-09 00:05:41 · answer #2 · answered by kathyw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sad to say, NOBODY can help him unless he wants help himself. You can throw him in rehab and when he get out, wher do you think he's gonna go? Right straight back to the drug house. You have to let him make this decision on his own.He can't stay clean because he don't want to. I have known people to stay clean from crack for 4 years or more and go right back on the drug. When they go back to the drugs, it usually take more or they get worst, because of how the body requires more after getting use to a certain amount.
2007-03-05 19:41:55 · answer #3 · answered by Go GO Ressa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No matter if he is clean or not he is still an addict, if you can prove that he is a danger to himself then you can have him committed, other than that he has to do this on his own. Have you tried to get him to counseling? A drug addict likes the high and it's all about getting the best high all the time and each time they do more and more trying to get that high because there body gets adjusted to the levels that they intake. That's why people od they are trying to get the high and it takes more and more each time.
2007-03-01 05:11:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can force someone to get clean if they don't want to. The only way the will is if they really want to get clean and stay clean. Even if you put him in rehab he wont get clean if he dont want to. It sad but you cant help him unless he wants it and obviously he doesn't want to get clean.
2007-03-09 02:24:19 · answer #5 · answered by hotchick_kelssie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no telling why something did set him off and that is only an excuse or he could have been doing it and hiding it from you crack is one of the hardest drugs to get off and it slowly kills you. i think you can admit him and something like that but they have to want to work with it. you can try. me i would walk away i am so tired of the people who do this i have two sons one is clean 8 years and one wont' do it and i am so sick of it i can't tell you how many times we cleaned up his messes and are done. wish you luck anyhow.
2007-03-06 14:28:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agnostic/Atheist. I do attend a christian church, they are very being concerned persons that prepare the affection of neighbor that Jesus taught. they are my kinfolk and settle for that i do no longer do dogma. I even have started being raised catholic, replaced into as quickly as baptized Pentecostal, went by Buddhism and local American spirituality. So i've got exceedingly plenty run the gamut. Even for many of my christian walk, i could desire to on no account have self assurance that a "loving" god could do the "one lifetime, bypass/fail" device for heaven or hell. Reincarnation made a bargain greater experience to me. found out that reincarnation does not require any supernatural entity, nor does ethical/ethical habit. And the Universe does not require a supernatural writer, the two. don't be responsive to for valuable what replaced into in the previous the great Bang, yet there is plenty we don't comprehend related to the Universe as yet. yet we do be responsive to that it runs somewhat properly with none supernatural entity which would be unable to be shown interior the 1st place. I do have self assurance there's a "greater skill", even nevertheless it rather is a very organic one. reward on your experience!
2016-09-30 01:43:23 · answer #7 · answered by schenecker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suggest you and your family seek professional guidance from a drug counselor..it seems like your father needs an intervention..tell him it's rehab or he's out..he needs tough love from the whole family...
2007-03-08 11:59:43 · answer #8 · answered by lata 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their is a thing called Adult Protective Services..They might be able to help...but once an addict always an addict...he nneds to be real careful of who and where he hangs out with...because it only brings up memories and in his mind he only see's the good not the bad stuff...
2007-03-09 04:11:35 · answer #9 · answered by Danielle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know it is hard to take but people with addictive personalities are always addicted. I don't know how to answer you. But just realize that they are also not happy about it.
There is really nothing you can do to help them, they have to want to help themselves.
I know it sounds horrible, but for your peace of mind just accept it, and don't go crazy over it. Easier said than done, I know. But your going crazy is only hurting you, and you familly, which I assume you have one.
2007-03-07 16:47:51 · answer #10 · answered by michelebaruch 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋