Heroin Addiction: Methadone Symptoms & Side Effects

Question: How i can help to a person with heroin addiction ?

(Posted by: Anna M on 2009-01-04 14:27:53)

I would like to ask how I can help person I love to get out from heroin addiction. I know thats a bad situation but I would like to try to help him and I dont know how. I had no idea about drugs and the only idea with I got its to do intervention but the question is how. I try to call nr from webside but they was totaly no help they give me nr for the centers and thats about it the point is how to get him there and what if they are not good. He say that he want to get out of it but on the othere hand he is out for 2 days and than he is back on. I dont want to just look at him killing himself or being worried because he does not pick up his phone and I dont know if he is still alive. Please help me find the right way to help him. Thank you.

Posted by: Jenny on 2009-01-04, 14:37:13

You need to get family and friends that love and care about him to all sit down together and tell him what he has been doing to everyone and how that makes all you feel. Tell him how worried you all are about him. Everyone needs to convince him to go to rehab. Find a local rehab and take him there. The only way he will truly get help is when he is ready you can not force him to go to rehab you just have to hope that he goes. Good Luck

Posted by: poibosy on 2009-01-04, 14:38:52

Unfortunately, the treatment centers cant just give him a magic pill to make him stop, they can only help him through it, thats what you need to do. the only thing i can say for sure is to just be there for him with love and support

Posted by: Real Answers :) on 2009-01-04, 14:39:26

Awww, I can really understand where your coming from. One of my best friends started going out with some idiot who got her in to cocaine. It's horrible seeing some one you care about ruin their body.. and well their life too. Well I guess heroin is a bit more worse then coke..... All I can really say is... Talk to him, tell him how much you care about him and hate seeing him like this.. ask him why is he doing this (you'll probs get the answer "Im addicted ") but then say to him you can change that....!! Tell him that it can KILL him.. does he want to die? askfrank.com I'm not really sure whats on that website but I know it has a lot of info about drugs and I think it has what do to if you know some one who is on them. Take care stay strong. x

Posted by: Debbie on 2009-01-04, 14:40:13

Only he can help himself with his addiction, but you can give him signposts as to how & where to gain help & be there for him, show him how worthy of your love he is.