Parents, relatives and friends often try for years to get someone they know into treatment for alcohol or drug addiction. Sometimes the person realizes they need help, and sometimes they don’t. In fact, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the vast majority of people who need alcohol or drug rehab deny they have a problem. Why is that?

No matter what an addict may tell you, they’ve become addicted to alcohol or drugs because they have things going on they feel are preventing them from being happy. They don’t have to look or act depressed – in fact, they could have been the life of the party before they started drinking or taking drugs – but somewhere in there, something is going on. The alcohol or drugs seem to take the edge off but, as soon as they stop, the problems are there again. Which is why the addict resists alcohol or drug rehab or other treatment.

But drugs and alcohol won’t ever address the problems. They’ll debilitate the body, and sometimes even kill it, they’ll ruin the person’s life, and, possibly the lives of those who care about them, they’ll risk the person’s career, they’ll ruin their marriage, alienate their kids, teach their kids that drugs and alcohol are okay – they’ll do a lot of things. But none of them are good, and none of them will handle the person’s underlying problems. And, in fact, until the person gets into a successful alcohol or drug rehab program that addresses the issues, things will never get anything but worse.

If you’re having trouble getting someone to get the help they need, realize that that’s what you’re up against. If you can’t get them into treatment, or don’t know what kind of treatment they need, contact an experienced drug rehab program counselor who can help you. It’s really their only way out – things won’t get better for them, or for you, until you take this step.

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