Getting help from friends. How many times have you heard, "if you need anything, call me"? You call them and it's too much trouble, they're busy, etc.
What do you think is the toughest part with people facing some kind of recovery?
The temptations to go back....
recovery from drugs and alcohol is your own thing i found out the hard way. No one will help u. And after u get sober it doesnt matter the people still accuse. You of being on drugs and booze so the hell with everyone
I have addicts in my family. I have friends who are addicts. I however do not have an addictive personality. I don't understand how someone cannot walk away from something, or even know when they have had too much of something. I am not saying I have never gotten plastered, because I have. But I knew I as getting plastered, and sometimes you just need to blow off some steam. And when you are young you do so in stupid ways. With all that said, maybe I am not the best person to answer this, but I will give my perspective of it.
Often times I see these people go back around the same crowd. Those people are not you friends. You are just someone who condoned what they did and knew they count on you for support of their stupidity. It seems that most addicts have burned so many bridges while being an addict that those in your life don't trust you. So they go back to the old crowd, and they are just going to try to trip you up to make themselves feel better, because they can't get clean.
I think what really needs to happen is they need to find all new people to be around. Which is stressful and can make them want to relapse, but it is the only true way in my opinion to get a fresh start. You will be dealing with people who do not have any preconceived notions or judgements.
