Helping my brother with a drug addiction, should I test his urine randomly or trust him?
Question by sacha: Helping my brother with a drug addiction, should I test his urine randomly or trust him?
He’s been on cocaine for a few years now, he just told me a few days ago. My dad kicked him out from home recently for stealing / bad behavior, he had nowhere eles to go so I’m letting him stay with me for a few months until he’s clean and working.
I’ve heard many times that the only way he’ll quit is if he really wants too, he told me he wants to quit, but he just needs alot of help. Im thinking about buying urine tests online, to test him randomly.
Do you think that’s a good idea? or should I just trust him?..since him quitting is really out of my control. Although I wouldn’t really know what to do if he tested positive one day, I don’t think I can just throw him out like my dad did, or eles his life would be over… i don’t know, I need advice.
he’s going to try rehab, trying to get him in a 18day program
Best answer:
Answer by David Garcia
I think you should test him after few weeks of moving in. Just in case. And if he’s still on it, do what ever ur gunna do.
Hope he can stop.
Answer by John
Get him help. Get him into a rehabilitation centre. Tell him it’s not because you don’t eleven he hasn’t quit, but so he can stay off the drugs forever.
You’re doing an extremely nice thing letting him stay with you, he’s a lucky brother to have a sister who cares do much. Good luck.
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is drug addiction a sign of mental illness?
Question by onesickchick: is drug addiction a sign of mental illness?
i say yes but my friend says no. i think the self destructive nature of addiction is a sure indicator of mental illness.
Best answer:
Answer by araveugnitsuga
Maybe but remember that adiction isn”t easily controlled so the person may have been normal but pushed to it by group pressure. so depends of how the person was before. If he was easily controlled adiction controls him, if he was a correct person he may resist it and be saved
Answer by garyomega
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Drug Questions?
Question by Kat: Drug Questions?
I was doing my health homework and came to some questions I couldn’t find in the texbook after I looked for them like a billion times. Well, here are the questions-
-________violence is violence toward a family memeber
-a psychoactive gas inhaled to produce euphoria
-a confidential telephone service
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I will really appreciate it if you helped me.
Thanks.
Best answer:
Answer by Sarah
domestic violence…
i don’t know the rest
hope i helped
Answer by slowfreak
1. domestic violence
2. ??
3. ??
4. methadone
5. drug abuse
6. tolerance
hope this helps some.
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Question by ldytinker: Drug addiction?
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Best answer:
Answer by annelise u
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Answer by teatotler
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