Helping Out Your Loved Ones Hooked on Drugs

Why do crack users stay missing?

Crack users like drug abusers are addicts whose lives circle around getting their hands on drugs and feeling high.  People who are addicts have sagging eyes, and a haggard look on their face, they care a little about their hygiene or appearance, their hair is messed up and their clothes look shabby, and their only concern in life is having enough money to buy drugs, so home, family, friends, and colleagues lose their meaning for such people. 

How to do a family drug intervention?

The people closest to the addict are the only ones who can help him, he loses his ability to think clearly, every time he thinks of giving up his addiction, he consumes it for the very last time, hence he gets himself trapped into a vicious circle. People or the person around him should call for help immediately; call an intervention center where the victim can be placed for recovery. 

Family and friends i.e. parents, siblings, spouse, adult children should realize that the person is in no state of helping himself, and as each day passes it would only complicate matters more, therefore, instead of putting off the problem they should take immediate action. 

Drug Intervention

The loved ones intervene, by confronting the victim, he is told about his behavior, and other people around him try to comfort him by telling him how seeking professional help would get him back to his feet again. They could use appropriate words and tone to cite recent incidents where the victim has shown unacceptable, or abnormal behavior and they could also tell him about the consequence his habit could lead to, running out of money, losing everything he owns, family and friend withdrawing, and his becoming a menace to the society. The person must be convinced to go to a rehabilitation center, where he is counseled and his behavior is monitored until he is fit for leading a normal life again. 

Where is the bottom for a crack addict? 

The crack addict loses his goodwill, assets, and money before he realizes that he needs to change his ways of life, or either he faces a situation that opens his eyes and he consciously becomes determined to get the help that he needs.