Encouraging a Loved One to Get Help for Addiction
Watching someone you love become dependent on alcohol or drugs can be incredibly difficult. Know what steps to take to help an alcoholic or drug abuser get into treatment.
You suspect that someone close to you may be an alcoholic or have problems with substance abuse. What do you do? Where do you begin? How can you help your loved one get treatment? “A critical first step when you suspect someone is an alcoholic or has a problem with drug abuse is to become informed about addiction,” says H. Westley Clark, MD, JD, MPH, director of the Center for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, in Rockville, Md. “The more you know, the easier it will be to figure out the best ways to help.” See full post hereIs a loved one battling with addiction? Waste no time, visit Recovery Coach Training.