Cocaine Addiction: Effects Of Cocaine Addiction

Question: A close relative has a severe crack cocaine addiction. help has been tried and failed. any suggestions?

(Posted by: jackson on 2006-04-04 05:28:08)

She can't explain why she can't stop. numerous types of professional help didn't help either.

Posted by: godfather on 2006-04-04, 05:30:48

Hmmm. that's a hard one... y not try to discuss things with him/ her? bbut i'm sure you've tried that too.. hmmm......he has to be dedicated to remove the vice so the 'therapy' will work... otherwise like you said... it's useless

Posted by: kandaphati on 2006-04-04, 05:40:35

Was the help from the professional people or just the lay people? She may need more than usual advice.

Posted by: leopardfelicia on 2006-04-04, 05:42:58

Determination. She, eh? if she wants to live, she'll find a way. if she doesnt, i'll be rough, she's better off dead. sorry if it hits you, but that's the way it is.

Posted by: Saadi on 2006-04-04, 05:44:45

Friend or family can't teat it. A strict and controlled psycho/ medico prolonged treatment is required, but after the patient is ready to accept the treatment and not the addiction.

Posted by: Nicky N on 2006-04-04, 05:47:07

She needs to go to rehab for about 4 months at least. Its tough, but they can only help If she decides to stop, and take it seriously. She cant explain why she cant stop? Withdrawls, you body craves it so badley. My friend got hooked, she started stealing from her friends and family. She will most likely land up on the streets. Get her to read a book called "Smacked ". Then she may think of the place shes heading more seriously. Its by a South African Author who went to hell and back with drugs. She lost everything, her kids, husband, family, she was raped and prostituted etc. It scared the crap out of me and my friend! Be tough and goodluck!

Posted by: trying2bhelpful on 2006-04-04, 10:19:29

She can't explain it because she doesn't know. She can't put her finger on the "feeling. " Its the "urge " that builds inside. It takes over your mind. You makes you think you are OK when you are not. Its an addiction, and a BAD one. Depending on how bad, an inpatient rehab might be needed. Otherwise, I have everything good to say about NA. I have been trying to help a loved one with a cocaine addiction, and among the addicts, the consensus is that nothing is better than hearing it from people who have been there. Even a professional only knows what is in the book. Recovered addicts know what she's thinking, how she's feeling, and what to tell her to help. Its a long road that requires a lot of effort and dedication, but it can be done.