he has been taking them for like 3 years, and I am really worried about him... how can I really help him? I love him to death, and I don't want him to stop trusting me either! HELP..
What kind of pills? Xanax, valium, and other benzodiazepines?
Or painkillers with Codeine or morphine in them?
The first category is hard to quit, but very possible. The secound category is narcotics (when abused. NOT when you take it as prescribed by your doctor), and it it harder to quit, because of the heavy withdrawal symptoms.
I used to be a drug addict myself, and I managed to quit using heroin, after being a junkie for nearly 15 years, so I know exactly what I'm talking about.
The person who are supposed to quit this abuse must be 100% motivated, or else it's just a wast of time and you can rather wait a couple of years until the person is flat on his or hers a*s, ready to get help. There's very little a private person with no experience can do to help a person out of drug habits exept to be supportive, and try to understand. But don't be too understanding, because the addict will not think twice about lying to you to get some more drugs. And if He's been abusing pills for 3 years, and it's Xanax or Valiums or painkillers, you will probably have a hard time detecting when he's on pills. (It'll probably be when he say he's feeling ok).
An addicts mind does not work the way your mind does. For an addict the most important thing in this world is to NOT run out of whatever he/she is addicted to, and will go to extremes to get what is needed. There's no point in trying to scare an addict into quitting. That will NEVER help An addiction is an illness, and its very seldom something that the person have chosen to become.
You can mail me if you think I can be of some help. Good Luck.
well since I do not know what kind of pills...you can try showing him what long term abuse of ecstasy, pain killers etc...can do to your body and your family...start with emails and not the exact drug...similar...you want him to research himself and be scared by himself...then when he comes to you..you have to be supportive and a little strict and very loving every person is different and as you were so vague...I cannot help much but 3 years is pretty long on pills [how does he get them? another avenue to check out] and it sounds like he may need professional help, also the poking and prodding of an amateur can push him further...assess then act
medical professional
if its a case of extasy or in that range let em know that one tablet with a substance mixed in it which makes it heavier so the dealer wins more money can kill him if it did contain it
hide them from him. dont let him have access to them.
