Meth

Question: How to help a meth addict not relapse?

(Posted by: abc123 on 2010-03-03 17:13:43)

My family just found out that my brother has been doing meth off and on for the last 6 years. His fiance has admitted doing it as well. She has one child from a previous relationship, and they have two children together (5, 2, 1). Obviously our first concern is for the children. My sister is caring for the kids right now. I live out of state so it is limited as to what I can do to help. My sister and dad talked to my brother, and tried to get him to go into an in- house rehab clinic once he got down off of his high. He said he didn't think he needed to (obviously he's in denial). So my sister and my dad are going to get the authorities involved, but they're kind of waiting awhile until there can be more evidence against him as since this major event happened on Monday night they cleaned their house up of any evidence. We're also worried about my brother paying his supplier. Anyway, we'd rather him be in jail than getting high or dead from not paying his supplier. Assuming that we can get him the initial help he needs (hopefully by his own choice) what can we do to ensure he doesn't relapse? Any insight on this situation would be helpful. Thanks.

Posted by: offwiththefaeries on 2010-03-03, 17:27:51

The only way he wont relapse is if he truely wants to stop, it takes personal commitment, destroying his life will probably only make things worse even if he is jailed (which in most cases wont happen the law has other ways of dealing with it) he will probably be that upset that when he gets out he will continue, also jail isnt the safest place away from drugs they still excist within the system, i suggest giving him loving support to show that you truely care will help not making him feel bad and putting him down would be the best and only support you can provide, doing things with him that he enjoys will help keep his mind occupied and help from falling into old habbits my partner is an recovered drug addict, just getting him out of the house and doing things helped tremodiously