Is there anything I can do to help my crack addicted brother to hit "rock b!
Question: there is nothing you can do... apparently it was his choice
to hit the pipe and it's going to have to be his to quit the
pipe... pray to the Lord..
Answers: there is nothing you can do... apparently it was his choice
to hit the pipe and it's going to have to be his to quit the
pipe... pray to the Lord..
leave him alone, he will get there fine on his own.
give him more crack.
take pictures of him on crack then when he's sober show them to him
i was asking the exact same question a few years back, but there really is nothing you can do short of being supportive and letting him know that your there for him...
my thoughts are with him and you i know it is terribly difficult to watch someone you love on self destruct
Usually the crack is covering his emotional pain he is feeling.
What ever that is , seems to be too painful for him to hanlde.
Your brother is trying to stay out of reality because its just too much for him to hanlde.
Be supportive and maybe try intervention , God loves him,
and its worth doing for his life.
Good luck.
March.10.2008.
While I admire and identify with your compassionate stance here, unfortunately, I don't think there's anything you can actually do for him, but there are a few things you can do for you.
I say there's nothing you can do for him because this is about him, not you, and each person's "bottom" is different. He has to find his own.
I say there's something you can do, but it's for you, not him, and to help you better cope with what's going on.
Go to yahoo's homepage and search for an AlaNon group near you and go. You'll find people just like you trying their best to underatand and cope with their loved ones addictions. Also, you can go to Wikipedia and search "drug addiction" to better educate yourself about what's going on.
Talk to your doctor, your friends, your parents, people who love you who you love. Sometimes it's hard to feel sane going through this, but you can do it.
Have faith in yourself and your abilities.
Well, unfortunately he will probably do it fine on his own. If you care at all for your brother I would seriously step in with friends and family with an intervention. I know its not an easy thing to do but if you want to save him from this, you are going to have to do something. I am a former addict and it took my family noticing how high I was all the time to stop me from using. Using crack can forever change you if you dont catch it in time. There are all kinds of counseling programs that can help you with a proper intervention so you wont have to do it all on your own. Please make the call.
No, unfortunatly we get the pleasure of watching them self distruct. words are empty to them. Hopefully for you and your family when he hits bottom it won't be his death. there is nothing you can do but maybe go to an alanon meeting and talk about you and how it is effecting you. It goes so much deeper than his problem, take care of your self and that will help you take care of him the right way.
So sorry for your pain.
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference.
make sure he has some on him and the crack pipe too, then call the cops on him. Tough love huh?
go to na.org for info about na meetings for him (when he is ready)
find alanon or naranon for yourself.
The absolute best thing to do is to turn your back on him. This comes from experience as I was a meth addict for years (Ive been off of it for 12 years now). He has to hit bottom and get help on his own or it wont work. Deny him anything you can. He is already miserable but not enough. My family tried and tried to help me but nothing worked until I was ready. I hope and pray that you have the strength to do this. I know it will be hard, but you NEED to shut him out.
Try a family intervention...
www.intervention.com
www.mayoclinic.com/health/intervention...
Also join ALANON (VERY IMPORTANT)
i had a crack addicted husband for 15 years. If in and out of jail for 15 years doesnt help then nothing will. He has to do it himself. the only thing you can do is make sure you help him with NOTHING. i dont care what it is you say NO to everything he wants or asks for.
He has to hit rock bottom on his own and sometimes that doesnt even help. they will live on the street with nothing for there drug.
Dont stress yourself trying to make him quit. I've been there, i've tried everything myself to make him quit. I gave up.