I have a friend who is kiling himself from alcoholism and he needs to be in an inpatience long term care treatment facility. He has tried the inpatient 28day programs twice and they have not worked. He has no money!
This is quite a problem. I think first he has to decide that he wants to quite drinking before he gets into another program. After that maybe he should try again one of the programs that he can afford. The program is very important but there are other factors just as crucial in helping someone quite alcohol such as support from family and friends.
I wish him the best of luck in overcoming this problem.
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Maybe you should find him a partner some times undergoing such a procedure with a close friend by is much easier. you need to look for some one that will motivate him , maybe make it look like a contest between the two.....
The only option out is alcoholism treatment. However, as you mention, that too has not been very successful in this case. It is important that the concerned person accepts alcoholism as a major issue and realizes that this needs to be treated ASAP and for the long-run. If not, it could have mental, physical effects on the concerned person as well as the friends and family of the concerned. Try getting him to talk to professionals who can convince him about the requirement of expert treatment.
The best answer for this problem is rehabilitation. Alcoholism is a serious issue and must be considered as an important matter. The earlier the treatment the better the chance of recovering from this problem. I have noticed that your friend has tried 2 programs and it didn't work but I think there is still a chance for your friend to recover from alcoholism and this is to find drug alcohol treatment centers that would really help your friend to recover. And maybe why he hasn't recover from his previous programs, it is also because of the lack of support from the family or partner that could have motivate him to recover fast and completely.
Try this site for this has helped many patients with the same problem as your friend. http://www.nationalhotline.org .
Alcohol intervention helps the person in such alcohol problem. Also, just give him guidance in order for him to fully recover quickly. Sometimes they just need companion to change themselves.
Your friend needs a deeper concern with regards to his alcoholism treatment . He needs careful approach to end up with an effective treatment for his alcoholism problems.
I think he needs a more deeper counseling. His drive to being an alcoholic is rooted to his personal problems that needs big attention. With his situation, I think alcohol rehabilitation is should be immediately address.
Alcoholism can be beat, but it takes commitment.
For some resources and information that you may find really helpful, you should check out this site:
http://addictionrecoveryhope.com/
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