Questions tagged [substance-abuse]
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How to help my friend who is a functioning alcoholic?
I have a friend who is a functioning alcoholic. He's in his early thirties, lives with his parents in a small apartment and has a degree in electrical engineering (never practiced it).
At first, I didn't think his behavior was problematic. He is…
Tycho's Nose
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How to take one to rehabilation center without telling him?
My dad drinks a lot and creates nuisances after that, when he's drunk. To try to end that I am planning to take him to a rehabilitation center.
If we ask him to come with us, he won't. What is a better way of doing that?
I'm planning to take him to…
VINOTH ENERGETIC
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How can I tell someone who's in a vulnerable state the truth?
A very close friend of mine, let's call him David, in his mid-thirties has just (1 year and a half) recovered from a very hard and horrifying for his environment state of drug abuse and isolation that lasted more than 10 years in a culminating…
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Should I leave my dad?
I'm 19, I just graduated in May. I'm planning on joining the Air Force soon but due to the state of my family, I feel some guilt about doing this and leaving my dad.
My family has very strong addiction problems. My mother is a paranoid schizophrenic…
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Relationship with alcoholic cross country?
I am struggling to figure out how to have a productive relationship with a friend struggling with alcoholism cross country.
We were both part of a large and strong friend group in college. After college, the group scattered across the country. In…
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