How can I get a court ordered committal?

Bydrug-addiction-support


    Get Help Now!  

  800.815.3910 

  Available 24/7   

The road to recovery starts here! Trusted, confidential help available 24/7. Speak with an addiction treatment specialist anytime. Please call us now at 800-815-3910!

How can I get a court ordered committal?

by Nay

How would you go about getting a court ordered committal? My sister has been addicted for a little over 2 yrs. She has gone from taking to snorting to now shooting up pain pills , along with smoking meth and Adderall. I’ve committed her but as soon as she detox she walks from rehab I’m scared and have no clue what to do to help.

I’ve tried everything spent 6 hours in the ER with her to commit her, half way homes, N/A meetings, to keeping her at my house to babysit. What’s my next move, it seems I’m the only one trying to help but end up an enabler. PLEASE HELP DESPERATE she has a son whom I’ve been taking care of.

Comments for How can I get a court ordered committal?

Click here to add your own comments

Sounds like you’re doing everything possible.


by: Debbie Wicker


Dear Nay,

First I want to commend you for trying to help your sister and supporting your nephew. Addiction is a devastating disease of the brain that has robbed your sister of everything she values.

Meth is a vicious drug that causes major mental health issues including psychosis. It is highly addictive and many, many people relapse multiple times before they can figure out how to stop using it.

Your sister is walking from rehab because she hasn’t made the decision to quit for herself. The only way to get her into mandatory treatment, that I’m aware of, is through the correction system, i.e. jail.

Your only option for saving her life may be to call the police and have her arrested and ultimately incarcerated. I know this seems incredibly harsh, but sadly, it is the only forced committal that our system has. And because meth addiction left untreated is fatal, I believe that it may be your sister’s best chance for survival.

You could try an intervention first and let her know if she doesn’t stay in treatment that you’re no longer going to support her and she will feel the full force of her choices including incarceration if necessary. She may agree to stay in treatment long enough for them to help her.

If she refuses, then I would recommend you call your local police station and ask for their advice as to the best next steps to help your sister to end her terrible addiction.

Your sister desperately needs your help and support, the problem is that her disease of addiction is stopping her from seeing it.

Good Luck,

Debbie

Click here to add your own comments


Do you have a question or story? It’s easy to ask your question or submit your story. How? Simply click here to return to Drug Addiction Intervention.




and Finally Remember:

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.”
– Matthew 7:7-8


Recent Articles

RSS

  1. Alcoholics Anonymous

    Jun 16, 17 08:56 AM

    Alcoholics Anonymous on this page we introduce the 12-Step program that was created by AA and can really work to help you overcome alcoholism and drug addiction.

    Read More

  2. Drinking Problem

    Jun 16, 17 08:51 AM

    Drinking Problem is a definition and discusion of alcoholism, what is it and how can it be overcome…

    Read More

  3. Addiction can happen to anyone

    Jun 15, 17 08:50 AM

    After completing 4 years at the University of Northern Colorado for my Bachelor of Science, 1 year at Johns Hopkins University for my Masters in Health

    Read More


Follow on Twitter or Google+





Similar Posts

Heroin addiction

Bydrug-addiction-support

    Get Help Now!     800.815.3910    Available 24/7    The road to recovery starts here! Trusted, confidential help available 24/7. Speak with an addiction treatment specialist anytime. Please call us now at 800-815-3910! Heroin addiction by Inez (NJ) I am unsure if my son has relapsed, but, I found some wax bags in…

Methadone Treatment

Bydrug-addiction-support

Methadone Treatment, Addiction and DetoxMost people associate methadone with opioid treatment, to help addicts get off heroin, for example, and ease them into recovery, free of any drugs or pharmacological intervention. By design it works, but as with anything, there are times when the use of the drug is abused. For starters, methadone is a…

Drug Side Effects

Bydrug-addiction-support

Hallucinations to Compulsive Gambling: The Strangest Rx Drug Side EffectsGuest blog by: Gregg Gustafson Whenever you get a new prescription, the pharmacy provides a breakdown of the possible side effects of the drug. You might expect to see nausea, vomiting, headaches, or drowsiness listed as potential effects of the medication, but some common drugs can…

Submit Comment for “Just Say No” Just Didn’t Work

Bydrug-addiction-support

    Get Help Now!     800.815.3910    Available 24/7    The road to recovery starts here! Trusted, confidential help available 24/7. Speak with an addiction treatment specialist anytime. Please call us now at 800-815-3910! Post Your Comment For: “Just Say No” Just Didn’t Work Your Name (optional) Comment Title Your Comments (10000 characters max,…