| Drug rehab calls for someone to take the initial action | | | | because the professionals there know how drugs can |
| towards getting the most reliable treatment. It is not | | | | turn someone into something entirely different from |
| going to be easy to make the first move. | | | | what the family knows. They know how damaging |
| Sometimes, the addict will be at a certain point in | | | | drugs can be to someone's personality. They |
| their lives that they cannot seem to shake the | | | | understand the implications of the drugs and are |
| attack of this evil that afflict their lives. Family has to | | | | willing to commit their lives to such a cause because |
| step in sometimes to save them from the iron hand | | | | with spiritual empowerment, they believe that |
| of drugs. Some family members don't want to be | | | | individuals can change their ways drastically. |
| involved so they turn away and look the other way. | | | | It may take months or it may take years, but once |
| There are others that will get the person into a good | | | | there is a possibility for change, then they are willing |
| drug rehab program immediately and there are others | | | | to do what it takes. Once the drug addict is admitted |
| who will wait to see if the person will take on that | | | | into the drug rehab center, they are seen by a |
| responsibility on their own. Waiting is dangerous | | | | medical physician, who assesses their medical |
| because the longer the wait continues, the more that | | | | condition and is able to diagnose any issues that are |
| the person will abuse the drugs. They will get sicker | | | | related to the drugs and try to prescribe medication |
| and sicker and then sometimes, it ends up being too | | | | to fix it. |
| late. | | | | They are then put into a detox program for about a |
| The drug addict who is heavily drugged, sometimes, | | | | week or more. The length of time in detox |
| don't know anything that is happening around them | | | | represents the length of time that the person has |
| from one day to the next. They are so entrenched | | | | been addicted to drugs. This process is |
| with this disease that it becomes impossible to | | | | uncomfortable, so this is one of the times that family |
| communicate with them. No one wants to deal with | | | | support is essential. Some drug addicts cannot endure |
| this person; not even the person that gave birth to | | | | their withdrawal symptoms during detox and will |
| them, but someone has to do it, because this is a | | | | want to be extricated from the program. In fact, |
| human being that is important to God as any other | | | | some of them will walk out. Drug rehab treatment is |
| person is to Him. | | | | voluntary so the professionals within the program |
| A Christian drug rehab program may be the ideal | | | | cannot force that individual to stay. However, family |
| scenario for such a person because within the walls | | | | members can encourage them to do so, but the |
| of this facility, there will be a lot of patience, love and | | | | weight of the decision hinges on what that person |
| compassion for the individual. The reason for that is | | | | will eventually want to do. |