my brother has relapsed back into drugs?

lostdoll
#1. July 26th, 2009, at 8:19 AM.

Unfortunately quitting drugs and getting help is something that only he has to want to do. It’s great that he has such a supportive sister though.

You might want to contact Narcotics Anonymous (helplines should be listed either online or in your local paper) and ask what are your best options at the moment and if there’s anything you can possibly do if he doesn’t want help.

Sorry I have nothing else to suggest, I truly hope he gets help soon. Take care of yourself.

eluzuriaga
#2. July 27th, 2009, at 10:16 AM.

You could contact your local anti-drug group.You could talk your brother out of it.I would also try to keep his mind off of drugs and try to steady his mind on something cool.Hide all his drugs from him or you could try to give him a present every time he refuses to take drugs.

Acid09
#3. July 28th, 2009, at 9:25 PM.

This is going to be a tough answer and I’m sure you’re not going to like it, but its true. Its also coming from someone who’s working on becoming an addictions councellor.

Call the police. Get him busted. Maybe jail will make him want to straighten out. And if you’ve already tried that, try it again. It sounds like you’re tried everything – intervention, therapy, and so on. So stop making excuses for him and start doign what you can to get him to stop. That also means you do nothing to enable him – no money, he can’t stay at your house, you won’t accept his calls, don’t do anything for him until he is ready to get help himself.

Its called tough love and its about the only option you and your family have left. You also need to realize that your brother may very well die and I think you should prepare for that possibility. But if you stop enabling him, he goes to jail and cleans up he might realize that he needs to quit for good.

Other than that you are not your brother’s keeper. Despite his past, his actions are his own and he will have to take responsibility for them. You need to not let his problems take control of your life. That is why you need to show him tough love until he is willing to help himself. You can’t force people to change. Only he can change himself and until he is willing to do that, you should cut him out of your life and do what you can to move on yourself.