Is It Ever Too Late to Get a Person Help With Drug Addiction?
Question by Stephanie: Is it ever too late to get a person help with drug addiction?
I’m just curious to see what everyone thinks…
My uncle is in his late 50’s and he has been an addict for several years. He seems to have severe psychological problems due to his constant use of crack cocaine. His siblings, who are known to be uneducated about the effects of drug abuse, claim that he is “too far gone.” They don’t believe that anything would be able to help him… Basically, they are giving up. I can see that he is showing signs of chronic paranoia and schizophrenia, but is it ever too late to get a person help with an addiction?
Thanks for the help!
Best answer:
Answer by Ginny Jin
If he is unhappy, unable to function on any level but agrees for you to intervene and get help great
If he is happy the way he is, don’t bother.
I was an alcoholic (until age 38) and glad people intervened.
Answer by Mom
Its never to late. but u can only help if the uncle wants help. He first has to admit he has a problem than go from their. For the longest time I didnt want to quit smoking no matter how many told me I should I didn’t actually quit till I WANTED TO.
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NO! It’s never too late to help out a person with a drug addiction. Even if they’ve been using most of their life, people can always seek help and overcome their problem. It can be very difficult if they have no intention of quitting but it sounds like your uncle needs some major help. A good friend of mine was addicted to crack cocaine for a good 10 years or so. She was getting to the point where she was just trippin about everything, I mean always looking out the windows, afraid to leave the house, and she looked so anorexic, like she was wasting away. She thought everyone was out to get her. But she had a 2 year old child and almost got her taken away by social services. So I think that was a reality check for her. Now she just smokes pot. That may not be the best option for your uncle though. The sooner you help him, the better. I think the more people that continue to support him to stop, the more likely he’ll feel guilty about smoking crack and the sooner he’ll quit.
People don’t develop schizophrenia in their 50s, so don’t worry about that.
It is never too late, but crack is a tough one to get away from. If the bunch of you got together and claimed he was a danger to himself and others (threats of harm, suicide) and that he was an addict, and you were willing to pay for private hospital treatment (about $ 50,000) and could get him in, he would stand a chance. It would be better to call addiction services in your area who know how to handle crack addicts, and get him into that program. Or do an intervention, led by a facilitator, where the whole family and good friends all confront him about his drug abuse and express how much they care for him. That’s all there is, unless a person is willing to try to quit.
My sister committed suicide while on drugs in her middle fifties. Our state only allowed for a three-day commitment. Do whatever you can, find out the laws, but,no, it is not too late. God bless you for trying.
It is never too late to get drug addiction help or receive treatment, but the problem is that the addict or patient has to agree to receive treatment.
Drud addiction treatment centers cannot hold a person against their will, so if they decide to leave, then they just leave and the treatment is in jeopardy.
So, your uncle can get help, but he needs a lot of support to encourage him to finish the treatment, especially family support.
Another thing is, drug addiction is not like an infection, you take antibiotics and it is gone, here you have to stay away from drugs after treatment and stay away from people ar circumstances that make you use drugs. Most people are able to tackle their addiction, but the greatest enemy is RELAPSE.
Its tough, but it can be done. Good luck