My father went into rehab in june and hes been out since september. he still attends AL meetings... but ever since this past sunday hes been acting strange... the last i saw him was on sunday night and he came home today (thursday)... he hasnt gone to work in the past four days and i think hes doing what he usually does when he starts drinking/smoking alot.... now my family starting to have the same problems again.. what can i do?
2007-12-13 10:38:52 · 4 answers · asked by Emma :) 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
Living with an addict who is full-on into his addiction is difficult to say the least.
I too have lived with addiction in my family, & it took me years to discover that the only person that I can EVER take full responsibility for is ME!
Your father probably has relapsed, & so he may need to return to re-hab. Re-lapsing sometimes is part of the overall recovery for the addict. But instead of staying silent about it, & trying to carry on as usual is possibly the very worst thing your family should do.
If your father has relapsed, then he needs to be told to get back into treatment & off his habit, or GET OUT!
As long as you & your family tolerates his addiction, the more likely it will be that he will stay off his recovery.
The rehab centre that my family member attended has recovery councellors available for those who went through one of their programmes. I am sure that it is the same where your father went, so have him call his recovery councellor, & if he won't then YOU call them, & see what their advice will be.
All the best!
2007-12-13 11:11:20 · answer #1 · answered by No More 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if he's relapsing he should go back to an inpatient rehab program. Relapse is normal, and it's best to address it now rather than once it gets progressively worse.
I've been sober for almost a year now after relapsing pretty bad twice. Check out http://www.newportcoastrecovery.com it worked out pretty well for me.
2007-12-17 04:29:30 · answer #2 · answered by Stephen N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Answer to your Question is YES!
2007-12-13 11:43:10 · answer #3 · answered by Martell 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you are asking this question
then YES he should go back
2007-12-13 11:19:19 · answer #4 · answered by Clueless 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋