Crack Cocaine Addiction: Cocaine Facts

Question: Crack cocaine addiction....?

(Posted by: Killiarz on 2009-08-15 09:39:54)

Me and my husband have a close family friend who recently confessed to us that he has a crack addiction. We started to ask questions when he tried over and over to sell his furniture and electronic equipment to us. He has a very good job that could be compromised if he tried to get professional help. We are surprised that he still has it. We have been trying to help him, taking care of his finances and having him spend all of his free time with us. But we can only do so much. We thought that we could help him...but I think that he is able to get it without his wallet. He has family that now know, but they live hours away. They have been keeping in touch with us and him. We suspect that he has relapsed again after 2 weeks of possibly being clean. Should we urge/ force him to get professional help? We are ill equipped to help him I believe. Do any of you know the steps involved? Any advice about what to say?

Posted by: Jeff on 2009-08-15, 11:14:58

If you consider him a close enough friend, then you should definatly try and get him some help. I have a friend who has started doing a lot of cocaine lately, he's lost a lot weight but he doesnt seem to care. He's enough of an ignorent selfish ass most of the time that I don't really care either. Depends on how you feel about the person.

Posted by: peacelove on 2009-08-15, 12:50:35

You could ask a Baptist church where there is a 12-step Christian addiction recovery group. Sounds like he may need to have a personal relationship with God. God is our Creator, all-knowing, all-powerful, eternal, holy, love. God loves us and sent us His Son, Jesus Christ, so we can go to heaven if we know and follow Him. Forever means without end -- time on and on without death. Forever is what happens after we die. Either we go to heaven and be with God forever, or we go to hell which is very bad and painful forever. The good people who are saved believers in Jesus Christ go to heaven. The bad people go to hell. We need to know and follow God in this world to get to heaven in the next world. Jesus Christ, God's Son, is our bridge to God. Jesus died on the cross to cancel our sins. We need to accept Jesus into our life as our Lord and Savior forever to receive God's blessing and forgiveness plus go to heaven to be with God forever after we die. This is about being a born-again Christian. Faith in God is a gift from God. You can pray for faith in God. Just speak out and ask God for the faith to believe in Him and to follow Him. Some people find faith in God when they realize the beauty in the world is made by God. Evolution can't explain the world's natural beauty, for example, the parks in the world, animals, flowers, peacocks, sunsets, butterflies, rainbows, etc. After you have your faith on, you can pray a sinner's prayer to be a born-again Christian. This prayer is very important and should be said with a sincere heart and faith in God. This is the prayer: "Dear God, I know that I am a sinner and that Jesus Christ is the sacrifice for our sins. I have done the following sins (state these out) and I pray to discontinue these sins. I pray to receive Jesus Christ into my life as my Lord and Savior forever. In Jesus' name, amen. " You could find a Christian church and try it out. I'm Lutheran and I like the Baptist churches too. Some churches have a weekly Bible study group and these are a fun way to find out more about God and His will for your life. God bless.

Posted by: AVsDon'tOwnTheNHL(Ковальчук on 2009-08-15, 13:32:50

Suggest to him the book Beautiful boy by David Sheff, but its really its up to him. The book is about a Father's journey through his son's Meth addiction. You have to ingrain in his mind its not up to you to to take care of him. Professional help, is best. Tell him conquering the addiction is the most urgent thing to attend to in his life right now.