My Brother Is a Heroin Addict.. Please Help Posted: 06-03-06 17:46pm
My brother has had an addiction problem
since he had a car accident and almost
lost his arm, well his addiction was
probally before that, but this is when it
got bad. He went from percocet to
oxycotin to heroin. The heroin addiction
is ruining me and my families lives. He
steals constantly, gets into trouble with
the law (just recently beat a huge
courtcase that would have put him in ail
for 5-10 years) and now we just found out
he had an overdose. He was found on the
street with no id and woke up in the
ambulance, in the er they shot him up, got
him up and running and sent him on his
way. No social worker, no contacting the
family, no nothing. I guess they assumed
he was homeless.
He spent the last 2 days detoxing at home
and is now at this moment back out with
his friends. He has been in and out of
methodone clinics, long term rehabs, and
aa/na meetings. There seems to be nothing
else we can do. I dont know what his rock
bottom could possibly be other then
death.
My question is does anybody know of any
in-voluntary rehabs? Ones you cant check
yourself out of? Or any other
suggestions?
We as a family (well the immediate
family.. Me, my mom and dad) arent
perfect and there are times we "enable"
him, (lending him a few dollars, bailing
him out of ail) but all and all we all
admitt he has a problem and dont deny it.
My mom cant thro him out because she is
afraid the next phone call she gets will
be from a morgue.
Can anybody relate or help?
Thanks
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yogahoneybunny
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Posted: 03-25-08 15:23pm
To my knowledge, only a judge can send
your brother to involuntary rehab. Such a
time needs to be court ordered. What
state do you live in?
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CarolDiane
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Posted: 03-26-08 13:11pm
Methidone clinic! Only answer if he is
that bad. I wish him all the luck.
Carrie
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illustriously fickle
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Re: My Brother Is a Heroin Addict.. Please Help Posted: 03-27-08 02:25am
xojenniexo
wrote:
He has been in and out of
methodone clinics, long term rehabs, and
aa/na meetings.
I'm sorry to hear that your brother's
addiction to heroine is so dire. You can
pray for him, but he's going to have to
live for himself and make his own choices.
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dancing4myself
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Posted: 03-28-08 00:20am
Hi, I have found that educating myself and
going to supportive/support groups is a
big step in living and coping with this
awful way of life. Al-anon, Nar-anon, have
alot of useful tools, if you can and will
choose them. My thoughts and prayers are
with you and your family.
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marvin5
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Joined: 19 Mar 2008 Posts: 18 Location: ,
right!! Posted: 03-29-08 18:31pm
Hello, All the support groups are great.
In addition, the County has a free
program and assessment. It is located on
Broadway in Sacramento. the have
inpatient and outpatient assistance.
Nar Anon is great. but dancy4myself is
right. We cannot do the work. The person
addicted has to hit so low most of the
time that they do want to get clean and
stick to it.
Be supportive, be encouraging, but you
cannot force them at all. That is the sad
part about it. good luck to your
brother.
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