Addicted?

We have had the distinct misfortune of having a loved one who had a prescription drug addiction. We found out by visiting and realizing something was not right. This person was acting very strange and also there seemed to be a disconnect between reality.

After confronting this person he denied the useage and at that point we had no where to turn but to the professionals and the social workers. They suggested a few drug treatment centers. But we still had no idea which one to go with.

When you're given a list of a hundred centers and phone numbers it is really hard to get an idea of which one is going to be perfect for your loved one's needs and addictions.

Finally, with the help of the social worker the family was able to narrow it down to the few that might be the perfect match. Addiction treatment is one of the biggest and hardest struggles that any person and family may ever have to go through.

Even as we were driving to the rehab and after we had dropped him off our loved one was still denying useage and saying that he was clean.

Of course, a few days later we discovered that he had been lying and in fact had been using pharmaceutical medications.

I wish there had been a website like 1800nodrugs.com for when we needed help and guidance. The website is a non-for-profit that is in the business of helping families like ours with placement into a drug treatment center. They also offer a 1800 number twenty four hours a day and seven days a week.

I'm glad that there are places like this that people can turn to. They obviously realize that addiction is a problem that doesn't just happen nine to five and people and their families need solutions around the clock!