I grew up in an environment where drinking and smoking is just a normal thing to do…especially if you’re grown up. I can still remember my father asking me to buy him a beer or two in a nearby store almost every night. I thought it was ok, I thought every father does that…as I grew older…I began to see a clear picture. My dad is suffering from alcohol addiction – also known as alcoholism.
He is not the only one who became one – even my older brother was hooked into it…worse – he turns into a different person whenever he is sober. He initiates arguments and doesn’t think twice to hurt someone if under the influence of alcohol. The addiction was so strong that it became a daily habit – a very bad habit. Slowly, he is losing his job…his family…his self respect. Everyone he loves turned their backs on him,except her mother, who never left him especially when he was admitted to the hospital due to a certain liver disease.
Some people on our neighborhood is also saying that he is alsi hooked up in drug addiction. Though I don’t really know for sure if that’s true, I feel that it’s better to get help the soonest possible time than be sorry. I’ve discussed this matter to my mother. My mom’s heart broke as she listens to the story. I would never want to see my mom like that but I need to tell her the truth so we could make some plans on how to help my brother. I asked for her opinion about sending him to a drug rehabilitation center. I’ve learned that there are a number of institutions such as New Mexico rehab that helps patients get rid of the substance. I believe they do offer several treatment programs that would help my brother to eventually turn back to drug addiction. I hope this would help him get a second chance in life.
Help for My Brother
True Love
I never really thought of what pain and frustration relatives of a drug addict feels until I was able to speak with an officemate. I won't tell her name as a sign of respect but I really know she's really beaten up emotionally. It's just so happen she've learned that her boyfriend four a year has been a drug dependent for 4 years now. She had no idea about it until she was able to meet the guys parents. Suddenly, the mom approached her and asked for her help. The mom confided to her and asked her if she could encourage her son to undergo a Drug Treatment. My friend was stunned and was shocked to hear that. She never thought her boyfriend does have such addiction as he never showed any hint of what he is going through. Though she can't believed her ears, she promised the mom to make sure the boyfriend would change and that she would encourage him to take Drug Treatment Programs that would help him treat his drug addiction. She then asked the boyfriend and at first, the boyfriend denied it but eventually gave in. He promised his girlfriend that he would do everything she says just to keep the relationship going and one of which is to seek help and undergo treatment on one of those Drug Treatment Centers available. It's nice to know that the guy is willing to change for the better not just to improve for himself but also to keep the love of his life. He is such a lucky guy to have found a girl who would support him on this hard ordeal. Not every girlfriend would dare to take a risk of being with a drug addict who most likely is not on his normal state of mind. I really hope this treatment would work out as expected as they are such a great couple.
My Brother's Treatment
Happy Easter everyone! I hope everyone is doing well. I was supposed to go to my mother's house where she along with my older brother and my nephew is living but since it's my college bestfriend Malen's birthday...I might need to move it next week.
I am excited not just to see mom and my nephew, but also to see and talk to my older brother Elmer. We might not be that close, actually, we used to be enemies. He is just the black sheep in the family. He didn't finish his studies, he was married at the age of 18 and a father at the age of 19. He never had a "real job" and has always been dependent on my mother for everything.
He's been an alcoholic and has been an alcohol dependent since the age of 25. Now at 40, he is still struggling to get rid of that addiction. I know that he wants to change since he had his youngest son who is now three years old. He is the only one raising the kid along with my mom. I also know that he've realized that mom is not getting any younger and might not always be there all the time for him. That is the exact same reason I want to meet with him. I want to help him get rid of his addiction by encouraging him to seek Alcohol Treatment . I've learned about those Alcohol Treatment Centers through the internet and I am positive that by undergoing such Alcohol Treatment Programs will do wonders in his life. All he needs to do is to accept that he is an alcoholic and that it's doing him no good at all and to submit himself to the treatment. I hope my brother's life would be better after the treatment.
On Improving Lives
I'm happy that everything went well during my sister's stay here in our place. I believe she enjoyed each and everyday she's with us and I too am very happy that my family again had bonded after almost a year of not being able to see each other. My family is not perfect, we also had problems and one of those is my cousin's drug addiction problem. He's been hooked to methamphetamine for almost five years now and we can really feel our aunt's burden when we met her for our annual family reunion. Though my cousin is now 40 years old and already has his own family, my aunt still feels that the reason why he became an addict is because she wasn't able to pay much attention to him when he was still a kid. She already tried everything to help me get out of his addiction but everything failed. When mom had the chance to talk to her, she said that the best thing to do is to send him to the US where his father lives. My aunt and his husband has been separated since my cousin was only five years old. Mom said that there are a lot of competent meth treatment centers in California would definitely help my cousin recover from his addiction. Those prescription drug treatment centers in California are specifically trained to help addicts cope with their addiction and help them start their lives all over again. Mom feels that sending him to California, away from bad influences would definitely speed up his recovery. Good thing, my aunt took mom's advice and is now on the process of looking for the best meth treatment centers in California . I hope she would be able to find one as soon as possible.