If your spuse is on drugs and in denial. What should you a person do.
2007-04-09 08:18:33 · 13 answers · asked by guy2598us 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
I hate to say this but if someone is on/addicted to drugs the best thing for you to do is leave. there's really nothing that you can do to help especially since he/she is in denial, Its only going to take a toll on you and eventually he/she will drag you down with him(emotionally and financially)
2007-04-09 08:28:21 · answer #1 · answered by lisa w 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you mean, "what should a person do"? Unless "a person" is the one on the drugs. The person who is not on the drugs can go to Al-anon or other community meetings for families of dependent spouses/parents. "A person" could talk to a therapist, or friend and vent out his/her frustrations.
What should "a person" do for the drug abuser? Nothing. It was their choice to get into drugs, it must be their choice to get out.
Good luck!
2007-04-09 16:22:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Smoke some with him or her. Hopefully, it will help you understand YOUR faults. They are smoking for some reason.
Really, the last thing you should do is call the cops. That will certainly bring a bunch of misery into both your lives. The only exceptions to that is if your loved one is stealing or abusing you or your family. If this is the case, get them locked up right away.
I would suggest you try and record them while they are stoned. Another one would be to give them an idea of how much of their life is being wasted, being wasted.
2007-04-09 15:45:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
There's nothing you can do, just be there for her. An addict will do everything they can to get their fix, and they will never accept that they're in denial. Don't push her, just be very patience with her and if you can, see if you can follow her, she does keep her drugs away so no one can see it, and if you find that place, you can take it out and throw it away for her sake.......................show her that she still important to you!!
2007-04-09 15:30:19 · answer #4 · answered by islandgirl06 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would take the same path my father took with me when I was growing up. To keep me away from drugs, he told me that if he ever caught me with them, then I would have two options. Call the police myself or he would do it for me.
When it comes to drugs, there's no time to play around, especally if there heavy duty drugs. Tell her your options, she either quits compleatly, or your gone. You cant afford to sit and hope things get better, you have to take this one by the horns or run away. Any other option, and your setting yourself up for pain and torment.
2007-04-09 15:25:28 · answer #5 · answered by good_guynot79 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
help them in every way you can, do you know why this person started doing drugs in the first place? how long has one been on drugs? If he/she just recently started she may be trying to just forget her problems by taking drugs. I have seen it many times..
Talk to him/her suggest having them get help, counceling ect.....
2007-04-09 15:23:04 · answer #6 · answered by Kasja 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
File for divorce, maybe they will wake up and finally smell the roses.
2007-04-09 15:52:17 · answer #7 · answered by droopydog88 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Take them to an AA meeting. Talk to them seriously and tell them that you are there to help them but they have to want to help themselves first!
2007-04-09 15:22:31 · answer #8 · answered by Tamra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's very hard I know...but you should try to make them see themself and what they are doing and how they are hurting their family...maybe make a video of them and show it to them later, make them see how drugs have changed them and make them know that you are there and want to help and still love them
2007-04-09 15:36:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would leave him/her...theres no life with a person using drugs
2007-04-09 15:22:30 · answer #10 · answered by txladybug_2 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋