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Question by bumble100bee: my daughter needs drug rehab but we can’t afford it, any suggestions?
My daughter is addicted to heroin, we cant afford drug rehab. Rehab costs about 00.00 a month. She has been arrested twice. I have been trying to help her but there is nothing I can really do. Heroin is a bad drug to withdrawal from, and she is trying to do it herself. She doesn’t have insurance and I am on such a tight budget. Without help the chances are she will start using again. She gets violent when she is trying to withdrawal. I worry because she has a two-year old girl and I don’t want my grandchild to be raised around it. I pay for the baby to go to the sitter. Her boyfriend, (the babies father) is no help because he is addicted too. Does anyone have any suggestions?
I noticed the the nasty answers, let me clarify, Childrens services is involved. My daughter and grandchild live with me and I pay for and take her to the sitter everyday. There is no help where I live at. She is not on parole so I cant go to the court for help. This is the first time in weeks I have been on my computer, thank you, and I got it to get her some help.
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The only suggestion I have is for you to get your grandchild far away from your daughter and her drugged out boyfriend. Call the cops, do something!! Lady, are you insane? Your grandchild is being exposed to drugs and your asking about your daughter going into rehab? Better yet, sitting on the computar while the child gets exposed to who knows what they are doing..
That is an innocent child who is in custody of drug heroin addict parents!! Who they have no right to raise, are in no position to be raising. Call CPS (child protective services) before something happens that you will regret forever.. do you know what kind of people drug addicts hang around?
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try your local MHMR
wat a pity condition……..
I am so sorry to hear about your daughters drug addiction!
When I was growing up, I lived in a street where kids who were as young as 12 smoking, drinking and doing any types of drugs that they could get their hands on.
My care givers also did drugs.
Yes it’s hard when their withdrawal…
They get bipolar, depressed and very angry.
The best thing that you could do is talk to her, get all of the people that love her, all of her family and friends, get them to gather.
Ask her to walk in, and get everyone to tell her what they think about her doing drugs and how it can bring her to death.
If she walks out, just keep bringing her back in.
It’s the best thing.
There should be a service in your local hospital that help with drug addictions…And it doesn’t cost as much as intervention.
Good luck, I hope this helps. :}
First things first.Start with calling her parole officer or Social Services and ask what your options are in this situation. If appropriate, you can call social services and have a wellness check done on your granddaughter. You could try to convince your daughter to let you keep your grandchild full time especially if she is actively trying to kick her habit. There isn’t a lot of choice there, your grandchild is in danger and needs to get out of that situation before she is hurt, or more likely, gets into drugs that they could leave down and accessible when they are high. I know you want to help your daughter, but your grandchild is an innocent who may or may not survive your daughter’s addiction if she is not removed from the situation.She should be your first priority.
If your daughter is over 18, then you are not financially responsible for her. Does she have a parole officer that you can talk to about the situation? I am sure there are things that can be done to help your daughter, but only if she wants to help herself.
A really good resource for people in your situation is Al-Anon. It is for friends and family of people with addictions, drugs included, not just alcohol. I think finding the chapter in your area is really going to be your best resource. Go here:
http://www.al-anon.alateen.org/
or something like this:
http://www.geocities.com/Augusta/Fairway/1970/
oh my, so she lives with you, so you could possibly be in danger as well as she goes through de-tox. I do not envy you this situation. At least you are nearby to watch that the child does not get into any drugs that could be left out. Is the boyfriend also living with you, or is he somewhere else? I don’t know how she is going to break her habit if she is around someone who is still using. I hope I am misunderstanding the situation, but you don’t give a lot of details, so you leave a lot to assumption….
That is too bad that she is not on parole, if rehab could be court ordered and therefore paid for by local services.
I still think your best bet is to go to the Al-Anon website and look for a local chapter. If there is a Narc-anon program, that would be even better.
Has her social worker given you the name of any programs or support groups that she can go to in order to get some peer support and help during this time? I have no idea what area you live in, but there is usually something around, usually at churches, no matter how small your community is. I would honestly start with social services and asking for any suggestions, as well as Al-Anon and if there isn’t one in your area, try AA itself.
Other than that, you may want to call your family physician to find out if there is anyone in your area that has had experience in helping addicts through this process. She is going to need physical as well as emotional support…
Good luck, I certainly do not envy you or your daughter the path ahead of you both!