| Getting a loved one into drug rehab is a first good | | | | they can control, themselves. They need their loved |
| step. Getting the rest of the family to take a long | | | | ones to recognize their role as well. The rules should |
| hard look at their role in "this mess" is a good next | | | | be different after rehab. They need to be clearly |
| step. Most families have a belief that getting the | | | | stated, supported, and enforced. The family needs to |
| addict to rehab is the answer. It is not. It is the | | | | say "we love you... we are proud of you... but we |
| beginning that if all else moves in the right direction, | | | | know that we are partially responsible for you ending |
| may lead to a successful recovery. | | | | up where you are. And we are making the following |
| What do we mean by "all else"? First of all, a | | | | changes starting today." |
| majority of the time, it's not the drugs or the alcohol | | | | If the family is being truly honest with themselves, |
| that is the problem. They are the symptoms of the | | | | they will recognize that they need a "family week" at |
| "real issues". If a family chooses the right center, | | | | a center as well. Ask for it when you check your |
| their loved one will have a good chance to begin to | | | | loved one into treatment. Many centers will gladly put |
| rebuild. However their life, or what may be left of it, | | | | together a package where the entire family can |
| is still waiting for them when they return. This means | | | | attend and begin the healing process together. |
| their friends, family, finances, children, employment, | | | | It is important to have a plan. It is vital that |
| housing, transportation etc.. | | | | everyone in this plan is on the same page. |
| The addicts job in rehabilitation is to focus on what | | | | |