my brother is a drug addict rehab or detox will not work he needs a bootcamp style program can you help me?
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Learn how addictions affect all family members.  Programs such as Al-Anon are very effective for acquiring knowledge regarding things you can do to help yourself.  Your brother has to want to help himself or treatment will not work for him.  Your brother needs understanding and support to overcome issues of addiction. And depending on the type of drug on which he is dependent, sometimes the addict will benefit from medication management -- not boot camp!\nBest wishes to you and your family!
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Congratulations for wanting to heal yourself of an addiction!  Contact a doctor, also look into narcotics anonymous, or alcoholics anonymous, they offer awesome support!  Do it one day at a time!  Best of luck to you, you are young and have a life time of possibilities waiting for you...
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the one who got caught with drugs ED....something he helped my brother
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If your trying to get off opiates like heroin or pain pills methodone is reccomended. I was on it for 6 months and kicked a 5 year habit, the only problem i ran into was that the clinic i went to which you have to go to every morning and earn "take home" privleges didn't seem to want to let me get off. Everytime I asked to drop my dose they told me it was bad and if I dropped more than 2mg a week they would take my take home privleges away I had earned weekends and Wed. My councelor was real with me and explained like I will explain to you, methodone is no fuckin' joke. Its real deal. You have to be serious and I know that sometimes you feel like your on a one way street. Hey you may relapse 20 times but when the time is right you will know and get clean. I detoxed off the methodone on father's day weekend without the help of the clinic, but the much needed support of my husband. I felt kind of crappy for about 2 days like there were bugs under my skin and now I have no tolerance to pain but being able to mark off a day clean everyday for about a year is the best high i've had. Keep Your Head Up, Your in my prayers.  check your local clinic in yellow pages under:substance abuse/recovery
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Good luck and best wishes.\n\nThe Beautiful Recovery Association (B.R.A)*
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I would probably leave him or ask him to leave.  Tell him when he gets his sobriety and stays on a regular program, you will consider taking him back.  It's not good for the kids and it's not good for you to live with the results of another persons addiction.  You can't fix him, that's his choice and until he makes it you need to look out for those babies, and for yourself.  Good Luce
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the only one who can change your life is you! it's sounds to me that you want too!? it's a very hard journey that you must take, and it's hard to do it alone! if this has been a problem for this long i can assume their is no support left from friends & family!? you need to talk to some one and get the help to get throw this! may people fall off the wagon several times before they are clean for ever!! check your self into a rehab please, before it is too late! some can use this type of med that makes the drugs no work if you use them!!! i think this is what you need! most of all don't give up! THERE ARE people in your life who love and need you sober!! i wish you the best  of luck!!!!!
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alanon is for the family members of alcoholics.  they could help you.  but i believe there is also a group called narcanon for family members of drug addicts.  \n\ni would imagine they'd be exactly what you need.  search on the net to find either one in your area.
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go to a local rehab and talk to them
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Sorry, But unfortunitly, you can't help him. UNLESS of curse he wants help. I have a brother who has basically lost everything. House, Wife, Family and most of his friends. Why because he is a BIG TIME DRUNK. He wakes up by the bottle, he goes to sleep with the bottle, and he most likely will die by the bottle. He recently went to jail. YES for aocohol related stuff. He spent 3 months in jail. He couldn't smoke or drink any alcohol. Now keep in mind he was there for three months. I picked him up when he got released and took him home. His girlfriend later told me that when she got to his apartment he was DRUNK and smoking away. Good luck tho I hope he makes it.
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Try bootcamp first and see if you can survive that
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Ok i'm going to be open and honest to you, i'm in a boot camp right now in texas. I was born and raised in indiana right by Cincinnatti, Ohio. The reason i'm in a boot camp, (actually it is called an academy) is in 2004 my father kicked me out of the house and my mom called me in as a run away. my parents are still married. so after i was found i was sent to a group home, because there was signs and well i told on my dad for abusing me. the group home wasn't found appropriate for me because i had emotional damage, severe depression, signs of bi polar, and all this drama, so they sent me to northern indana to a treatment facility. after a year there and no improvement i was supposed to be placed in a foster home. I was scared. I screwed up my family, i felt i could not do anything. the treatment center was not helping me at all and lying to me. I made the mistake of running away from the treatment facilty and was paced in two different detention centers then finally sent down here. This is the best place for me. I wouldn't of learned anything if i went into foster care. maybe for some kids its right, but during my time in placement i know a lot of kids hate it and have been abused in it. maybe this has helped you or confused you more sorry if it had \nif you want to ask me any questions you can e-mail me at ndtschaenn@swtjc.net
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Hello honey! Reading this makes me sad. I am 28 years old and I am a recovering pill addict. I totally feel you and what you are going through. I know it's so hard! First of all, you've admitted you have a problem. Believe it or not, that's a huge step. It's step one on the 12 steps of recovery. So you're already there! You have to change your "PPT's" [People, Places, Things]. You cannot expect to stay clean if you are always around it. This has never worked. I have been clean for 2 years now and I never thought I could be this happy without a substance in my body. Finally, I have peace and happiness in my life and am no longer running that freakin "rat race" to hell. I used to be full of depression and misery and sucidial thoughts! Please don't stop trying. What saved me was Narcotics Anonymous and God. If you keep doing what you've always done, you'll keep getting what you've always got. So you've got to do something different. Go to the link below to find a meeting in your area. You need to reach out for help. This disease of addiction is like cancer, it will eventually kill you if you don't get help. People die everyday from overdosing. It's like you're playing russian roulette with your life. God wants you to be happy. You can do this!! I have faith in you! People get clean everyday and you can too. Go here...\n\nhttp://www.na.org/\n\nGod bless you my friend and my prayers are with you every step of the way!
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I'm so sorry you're going through this.  For 17 you sure are mature!  Hun, go to www.na.org  That's the national site for narcotics anonymous.  They have links there and help for family members of addicts.  Don't hesitate to contact them, you'll find the help you need!  If you situation is dangerous then you'll have no option but to call the police or talk to your school principle and get help immediately.  Big hug and much luck!
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Stay off the drugs for a year and then try again, there will be other chances for jobs and if he has a drug problem then he needs to work on that first!!
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Call the Veterans Administration and find out what programs they have available for helping vets who are struggling and write that information down.\n\nTell your brother that you love and are concerned about him. Give him the information that you have obtained from the VA. Encourage him to contact them for help. Tell him that you will do whatever you can for him, if he needs help. \n\nYou can put it in writing if you have difficulty talking to him. Meet with him and give him your note and ask him to let you know if he wants to talk.