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I’m working on getting my addictions blog up and running. I do believe there are many more people affected by addiction - either their own or that of a loved one - than most of us realize. I’ve been blogging here off and on about addiction and drug abuse in the news, in society and in terms of services available. But I’ve found so much good information online that I think I need to branch out into a separate niche blog. Until then, I’ll keep posing here because this stuff is just too important to ignore.
It seems unbelievable to me that it’s been over 3 years since my own child was in a drug rehab facility. I remember the details of that time so clearly. The anguish of addiction is not something that you forget easily. Watching the destruction of a life that you helped create impacts you forever. One of the things I recall is the urgency I felt while searching for a facility for my son.
At the time, I worked in tech support for an ISP. I knew computers and the internet. I knew how to search, how to use keywords. And yet, when it came to finding a facility for my son, I was unsure of how to proceed. I knew that finding the right place was key to my son’s success. I knew that there was no guarantee that we’d get a second or third chance to help him. To this day, I have no idea how I managed to find the right place for my son at the right time. It had to be the prayers because I certainly didn’t know how to evaluate the places I found online.
For those who are searching for rehab for a loved one or for themselves, there are some wonderful sites that make the search less daunting. I’ve looked over the 4Rehabilitation site and I’m impressed with what I’ve seen. For anyone not familiar with addiction or the terms, the information here is excellent. Easy to understand and accurate, there’s no sensationalism or propaganda, just facts. I was really impressed with the sections on Marijuana, which some sites get totally wrong, and Heroin, which is a serious problem in my area.
One of the toughest steps in getting a loved one the help they need is breaking through the denial and convincing them to actually want help. If this is something you’re concerned with, the section on intervention is a wealth of information. Do consider this step with a professional to lead the way. There is a fine line between breaking through an addict’s denial and ganging up on your addicted loved one. A professional can keep you on the right side of that fine line.
Before you give up on ever finding help, please ask for a free evaluation to see if there is help available. If money is an issue, you can also apply for financial assistance with an online form. There is help available and with the non-profit 4Rehabilitation referral service, finding that help is just a bit easier.
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It really is important to ignore,and i think you’ve got a little luck
when you find a good place for rehab.I’m agree with you when you said
witch is one of the most toughest steps, and many times this step is
the hardest one in convincing a person to go to rehab.Thanks for the info!
Marisa, this is such an important issue today. My granddaughter and her friend
were stopped for a normal traffic violation. Mary (my granddaughter) did not have
drugs on her, however her friend in the back seat did. They searched the car and
found other things, open alcohol and wrote Mary up on a lesser charge. She goes
to court with her friend Bob who is 19. We suspect she is on her way to some addiction
issues and I will send this site on to my daughter. This is one of the hardest things
they have had to face. He husband belongs to a church where he has been helping
kids with different addiction and behavior problems for years. Yet faced with their
own and they don’t know what to do….?
I’m hoping these links will give Sherry some help..please do follow up and finish
your site. I’ll make sure it’s linked and mentioned on my site. You could post
a guest article from time to time to get my readers to go on as well. This is an
issue much larger then most parents would ever imagine..thank you..
Dorothy
Addictions can be horrible for the family. Both of my parents were alcoholics, spent countless times in rehab to no avail. I’m positive that drove both of them to early graves. (My dad was 57 and my mom was 63 when they passed away.)
I’ve recently quit drinking and it’s a really hard thing to do, although ignoring the damage it was doing to my liver would possibly have been harder!