Alcohol or drug addiction can occur in a person at any age. This does not depend on whether he lives in a prosperous or dysfunctional family. Do not blame yourself for what happened and try to hide this fact from everyone. Better start communicating with families where there was a similar problem, they can refer you to a good clinic where drug and alcohol rehabilitation is carried out. At the same time, make a firm decision: to persuade, convince, force a drug addict or alcoholic to be treated.
Instructions
Step 1
Do not conflict with the patient
If you constantly reproach an alcoholic or drug addict, he may withdraw into himself and in the future it will be more difficult to reach him. An addicted person needs help, understanding and support from loved ones. First of all, you, and not someone else, will return him to normal life. So build relationships.
Step 2
Help the alcoholic / drug addict understand that they are sick
A person who is addicted to alcohol and drugs does not admit that this is already his illness. Having lost contact with friends, having lost a job, someone close to him, an alcoholic / drug addict, in the minutes of "awakening" himself will understand that he suffers from chemical addiction. You should just not control it tightly and not close the house. Firstly, this will not lead to anything good, and, secondly, outside the house, he will see that no one needs anything but you.
Step 3
Find a good specialist and discuss your actions with him
Contact your doctor in advance who will advise you on how to help an alcoholic or drug addict. An alcoholic or a drug addict at any time can come to you for help and ask you to get out of this state. As soon as the patient expressed such a desire himself (and not because you forced him), do not postpone this matter until tomorrow, because tomorrow everything can start all over again. Go see an experienced professional together.
Step 4
Improve with the sick person
If earlier you could afford a good drink, even if it happened only on holidays, now you need to lead the same healthy lifestyle that you are promoting to your loved one sick person. It doesn't matter if he is a drug addict or an alcoholic. You must create all the conditions for its favorable development and improve yourself with it.
Step 5
Take care of your loved one after treatment
The rehabilitation of drug addicts and alcoholics is not the last stage of their return to normal life. A "former" drug addict or alcoholic will promise that this will never happen again, he will ask everyone for forgiveness, etc. But there is no need to buy him things for joy that he can exchange for drinks or drugs, give him money and do for him what he can do himself. Let him earn money himself, and if he cannot find a job yet, then load him with household chores, find a useful hobby for him, interest him in this wonderful world without alcohol and drugs.
