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21 Jul 2015 09:16 AM
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Hi @bigsister

I think it's great that you have come onto these forums to ask some advice. Have you or you parents confronted your brother about this? It can be very tricky to do this without seemingly 'making things worse', but sometimes these things really need to be talked about. Try to show your brother that you love him, and are just trying to do your best by him.

If you have already confronted him, and he is continuing to use despite the fact that it is causing problems is a problem in and of itself; it shows that substance use has become more important than the problems it causes. This is where you might need to try to ask him about changes, such as rehab, etc.

Also, it makes it harder when there is a mental illness involved, and in my experience, people are better equipped to work on recovery from their mental illness if their substance use problem is discovered and confronted early. 

Does this help at all? Let me know what you think.

David

 

 

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