It can be very saddening to see your loved one turn into an addict and lose his/her normal life. Even though you know that person very well, you won’t be able to bring about change to transform him from a powerless human to a person who can resist his addiction without any problem. 

If you have tried all your efforts to get rid of your loved one’s addiction habit towards substance/drug or alcohol. Here are 5 essential tips that might help you out.

1. Get more knowledge about addiction 

             Don’t aim at providing a solution to your loved one’s addiction right away without any knowledge. Educate yourself about addiction first. Do your research, take your time and dig in every aspect related to addiction. Online research and books will help you gain proper knowledge. Once you have sufficient information, then talk to your loved one about the negative aspects of addiction on his/her life and why does he/she need to take treatment. You will learn about what to talk about and what to not talk about to the addict. Seek help from your other family members or friends to make the conversation effective. 

• Intervene

            People sometimes assume that the addict will convince himself to get into treatment or he will recover on his own. This whole assumption is incorrect. Addicts and alcoholics never hit the rock bottom of addiction, they just damage themselves from inside and outside as well. They need someone to push them into therapy and treatment else the condition just worsens and treatment gets difficult. An addict sometimes feels that he is not an addict and is not encouraged enough to get into a rehabilitation centre. So, push him a little so that your loved one can get the support he needs.

• Take part in the treatment 

            If your loved one’s addiction is affecting the family members then your behavior is also affecting the addict so make sure that your family members are getting involved equally in the treatment and the addict is being encouraged to get rid of his addiction.

• Support during and after treatment

            It is observed that the addict again takes up his habit after getting treatment due to lack of support. Support should not be limited only till the recovery process. Good support should be provided to the person hence try to keep yourself in regular touch with him/her to prevent relapse. Ask other family members to take participate too.

• Think good

            Even after putting on best efforts, relapse can occur as the addict has to undergo many physical and mental changes. Every addict has a different response to rehab treatments. It can be frustrating to see that your loved one gets into addiction due to relapse. However, if he/she takes treatment again, he/she will defeat addiction to drugs and alcohol. So, if you want to make sure that your loved one comes out of this vicious cycle then make sure they join the rehabilitation centre before it gets too late for them. Awakening Wellness Retreat is one of the best rehabilitation centres in Gurgaon with all the expertise to make the addict strong enough to resist any kind of addiction.