*sigh*

Our family has been through a lot over the past few years. When Margot and I got together her family became mine and vice-versa. Of course, that comes with all of the goods and bads.

About five years ago we realized that one of our family members wasn't acting like himself when we were visiting. It was during the holidays and I assume the stress along with a past addiction is what set off a relapse.

All of a sudden we woke up one morning and found our loved one on the floor, passed out from drugs. We didn't know what to do other than to call the ambulance and have him taken to the hospital.

There he stayed for a few days and really didn't get much care at all. We didn't know what to think what going on from a medical standpoint. We also didn't know what type of help to seek.

At that point we didn't know if our loved one needed addiction treatment because this was one of the first times we had see this occur.

So, we got him out of the hospital, he promised to seek treatment and we all went back to "life as usual."

Well, that was fine for a year until we received a call that our loved one had been discovered and that he was entering into rehab. We didn't know what to do and felt quite betrayed about the whole situation.

Of course, the only thing we could do was pray for his recovery and also hope that he was at the right place.

I wish we would have known about 1800nodrugs.com. The website is a non-for-profit that is geared towards helping people find the right rehab for their needs. They offer a useful website and also a 1-800 for families and addicts to contact.

They really get addiction -- they are open 24 hours a day - 7 days a week. The past few times that we have had to make decisions it has happened in the wee hours of the night and we really had limited resources.

In the next few days we will be going to our family reunion. We will see our loved one who has struggled in the past and every day of sobriety is a step forward.

I'm glad that our loved one is doing better and living a happy and drug free life.

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