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How Do You Get an 18year Old Into Drug/alcohol Rehab?
Our son needs help, but won’t admit it – won’t go.
He feels we are the problem. His life is spiraling downhill so quickly – and we are very worried about him and his future. Even counseling would be acceptible. Has anyone else experienced this with their teen? How did you get them to realize they need help, and get them to go. It would be much easier if he were 16 or 17, but he’s considered an adult. Serious responses only please. Thanks!
Tell him to go to counseling and rehab or a homeless shelter HIS CHOICE! Otherwise you are just enabling him to use drugs.
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People CAN’T BE FORCED TO CHANGE!! They have to realize they have a problem and want to change, even if you could get him into rehab right now it wouldn’t help until he admits it’s a problem and wants to change. He’s 18 as hard as it may be let him go, if he’s living with you kick him out! Detach with love don’t let him live with you, you are making it worse if you are letting him live with you, in a way you are supporting his drug use. He has to go out and hit rock bottom, he can overcome this though!
Your son is responsible for himself. Don’t let him convince you that this is your fault. He needs medical care, a rehab.
What will get him there is what does it take for him to say I give up. Some people have to loose their families, jobs, homes and all self respect. You cannot make him reform, he has to want it himself. I suggest al-anon for you in the mean time.
you need to reinforce that you love him BUT he needs to seek help.. if you catch him with drugs and alchahol you need to call the police or something.. it’s illegal and not a good way to start out adult life
Intervention. Contact a family counselor/psychologist, and talk to them. They will organize an intervention.
I’m telling yo this from expierence..My parents tried shoving into my life and telling me how horrible I was for doing what I did…I loved to party..I didn’t care what they thought the only thing that kept me from hitting rock bottom was them enabling me..I didn’t work my mom gave me money..I would drink every night, He has to hit rock bottom before he even begins to realize how bad he is…Seriously tell him he has 3 wks to get a job(if he doesn’t have one) and get his shit straight. Don’t give him any money or support. Tell him you want rent if he’s living with you…and under NO circumstances allow any alcohol or drugs in or near your house and if you find it call the cops. This sounds harsh but I lived with my parents and used there house as a party spot until they did this for me..I was a bad alcoholic from a young age..Do it for him and especially for you. When he breaks say it’s rehab or the streets..it will make him realize how bad he’s screwing up!!!!!
You can’t force him to go to a rehab center if he doesn’t want to. He’s 18, an adult and can make his own choices. Tell him the consequences of being a junkie but let him make his choices for himself.
Try an intervention. We used
It’s expensive, but I don’t think my daughter would have gone without it.
People say you have to let the user hit rock bottom, but sometimes rock bottom is death. I wasn’t willing to risk that. You have to bring the bottom to them. The interventionist helped us to do that and our daughter is in treatment today.
Good luck and God bless!