hi.. don't worry that drug abuse treatment is very costly. many drug rehab centers are available to treat you against Drug addiction.Please have patience and try to quit it because its good for your health.
First and foremost you and your sister are victims of his addiction. Unless your brother wants help, there is nothing you can do. He is an adult and if you get him to rehab he can leave at anytime.. You need to talk to his dr because with epilepsy I would think w/d could be dangerous. His dr can help him with monitoring his tapering and with the w/d. but all depends on him, does he want help? is he willing to fight the fight? keep us posted. prayers for you and your family.
He had his surgery done @ Johns Hopkins and told his surgeon he had substance abuse issues alcohol and oxys so they detoxed him while he was recovering from brain surgery. My question is, he now wants to enroll in an inpatient rehab to address his issues is this possible so soon after surgery? The only problems he is experiencing are headaches and mild fatigue.
i am fortunate to be where i am as this county has one of the most accessible mental health/substance abuse programs available. but lately the resources available are coming under attack via budget cuts and empty promises from politicians. sorry---didn't mean to get sidetracked. if you will go to http://www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov/ there you will find a locator for tx centers based on the location you enter.
Our daughter was forced to have unsupervised custody last week where she informed us that he was vomiting all evening. I have researched symptoms of alcohol and Tylenol abuse and found possible signs of liver damage. For the concern of my daughter, we are extremely scared on what he is capable of when she see's him. We are hoping anyone who has experience on this could offer us advise.
Ibizan is right. when my dad drink he would drink his self in to a state were he would not eat he would go days and days without eating only drinking liquor. My mom after a few weeks would have to take him to a detox unit at a hospital when this happened and it happened quit a few times so get him to a detox take the pill bottle with you so they will no what he has been taking. Good luck.
I have been suffering from bipolar II disorder for the last eight years, it started when I was 16, but I wasn't diagnosed until I was 20. I'm 24 now. I am a photography student, and I do well in my field, people tell me that I'm good all the time, I'm one of the few people in my program who is employed in the photography field... interestingly enough I am doing a project on youth and mental illness for the local children's hospital.
Becoming free from alcohol is a very doable thing. But remaining free from alcohol takes work. I had to take part in my own recovery and work on myself so I would change. If I don't change nothing changes. Nobody could do that for me. But there are millions of us in recovery all over the world. So freedom for you is out there waiting. Keep your willingness and continue to make the steps in the right direction like you've described in your post. You don't have to be sick anymore.
My question is this I have a history of alcohol abuse, it started about 12 years ago when I had my child, I met a guy (who I spent 10 years with), could never get a babysitter so he started bringing beer into the house (only ever drank when I went out prior to this) after a year we were drinking a full bottle of scotch together every night,I had a very highly paid job god only knows how I kept it without being dicovered, after 10 years I left him tried to make a new start abroad it went wrong I
as a rule narcs can be stopped much less dangerously than heavy alcohol abuse//physically// cos as a rule there is no risks unless a narc user is old and has heart failure//mentally both r a true bumber//and aftercare for alcohol abuse is almost imperative cos it is everywhere//and drug abuse is not socially acceptable like alcohol is..peeps do not pass out oxys at the bowling alley like they do beers
u didnt state what ur abuse issue was/or if there was one at all???..
(hit send early - but just about done). To clarify I continued to drink after being off O's and tackled alcohol +3 weeks ago. Prometa treatment was used for alcohol only & after I detoxed with phenobarbitol & was already sober 5-6 days. PROMETA was not used for opiates.only suboxone.
My apologies for babbling but once I started venting couldn't stop. It was cathartic & I Thank you for your input & encouragement. Much needed therapy next on menu.
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