Drug Rehabilitation that works

Okay, first I have a question that needs answered. If my friend were to unsuccesfuly try to commit suicide under the influence of drugs, would they know? And would they send him to rehab or would that be his choice? Also, what are some other choices besides rehabilitation centers to help get over a drug addiction? If you have any additional information, it would be very much appreciated. Thankyou

It will be my first time to see him… i got ultram in the mental hospital i was diagnosed bi polar and i’ve had headaches since i was nine… i’ve done it all to try and cure them so please no posts about diet, msgs, meditation.. etc.

*****Please don’t read this if you will be judgemental, I am looking for solid, intelligent advice, perhaps from people who have dealt with violent alcoholics before. ******

Here’s what happened: My boyfriend that lives with me got extremely drunk Friday night and beat me very violently while I was driving my car with my 8 month old daughter (not his) in the backseat, and then drove his car away when I got him back to his car. I called the cops because I was scared of him coming back and being more violent, and when they found him he obviously also got arrested for DWI, and also has a charge for endangering the welfare of a minor because my daughter was in the backseat when he was hitting me and that could have caused an accident, and pending charges for a hit and run because his car was damaged, if they can figure out what he hit.

When the police completed the reports they asked me if i wanted a stay away temporary order of protection, and when they asked me this and had me sign the paperwork, I was scared and it seemed like a good idea at the time due to my fear. The order of protection says that if he has any contact with me (phone, email, in person, or even through a third party) he will be charged with a violation of the order, but he still called me from jail, and I accepted the calls because his father told me he really needed to talk to me to apologize.

When I talked to him, he told me that he was blacked out when this happened, he has absolutely no memory of the events of that night, he feels absolutely terrible about it and cannot believe he did it. I believe it 100 percent that he didnt intentionally do these things. He has NEVER hit me before and he is not like this all when he is sober, but I also know that the bottom line is that he still did it, and does deserve to face the consequences. He is facing at least a year for the DWI and then another 8 months if I pursue the charges for the assault.

He was sober for 6 years from 2002 to 2008, so he has proven in the past that he can avoid alcohol, but last year he made the mistake of thinking he could handle drinks again, and it has been downhill from there for him since. I met him 6 months ago, and at first I would drink with him, but about 3 months ago I stopped drinking and he also cut back but, well obviously he is a person who should never ever drink. He told me that he never wants to drink again because he knows it brings out a very violent side of him that he hates, and he cannot control himself.

He says he is going to seek all of the help he can get and that he doesnt want to lose me. I know that I definitely plan to use the time while he is in jail to work on improving myself and getting therapy to learn how to have healthy relationships (I have a tendency to “need” men to boost my self esteem and I also am an “enabler”). I do not even know right now if I will stay with him after this, but I don’t want to make that decision right now because I need to see how he does on a long term basis, and give myself time to heal as well. I also know that after he does get out of jail, that is the crucial time to see if he really means what he says, but i figure since I am going to be single anyways for a long time, in order to work on improving me, then if we are meant to be together, we will and it will be a healthy relationship, or not at all.

So, with all that in mind, and the fact that I love him very very much, at this point I think I want to have the order of protection removed, because I want to be able to write to him and possibly visit him in jail so he knows that I support him getting help for his alcoholism, and also so that he will know that I am not concerned with finding another man.

The problem is, my daughter’s biological father is currently pursuing a custody case against me to avoid paying child support, and I am worried that if the court finds out that I requested to remove the order of protection from the man that endangered my daughter’s welfare, they may view that as me not making the right choices for her, but the thing is, my boyfriend is in jail anyways so obviously that keeps us physically safe for now, and the only thing the order of protection does is increase the penalties for him if he is in contact with me… If I dont have it removed, then the only way I could keep in contact with him is through my boyfriend’s father who will go and visit him and talk to him on the phone to tell him how I am doing and vice versa on how he is doing.

…..I want to make the right choices for me, my daughter, and the man that I love, so what level of contact should I have with him?
OK – I see that the unanimous answer is no contact and I agree because that is also what my friends and family say, and kinda what my logical brain says even thought my heart is very very torn. My next question then is what do I do with his stuff and his dog? There is nobody that can take his stuff or his dog, so if I get rid of it, he will lose the very few precious things he has in this world, and the dog would basically be getting a death sentence and he will literally have nothing when he gets back, because everyting he owns is at my house.

I have the room in my house to store his belongings, and I love the dog with all my heart plus I like the protection of having the dog here and also dogs are good company. Is it alright to contact him one final time, explain that I am not removing the restraining order because of the custody case, and to work on myself – but that I wish him the best, and then when he gets out of jail he can come and get his property at that point?

An Evening with Dr. Kevin McCauley – Going to the Edge of Current Neuroscience of Addiction The last ten years produced an explosion of research in neuroscience and great advances in our understanding of how our brains enable the capacities we equate with being human such as reward, memory, stress, free will. In his lecture, Dr. McCauley brings his audience right to the edge of what is currently known in neuroscience about addiction—research that explains how the brain constructs pleasurable experiences, what happens when this process goes wrong, and why this can have a dramatic impact in our ability to make proper choices. He also explains how this research reveals new and more effective methods to help addicts achieve lasting recovery and resume normal, happy, productive lives as full and valued members of society. Anyone struggling to understand and help a loved one struggling with addiction will find this information invaluable and encouraging. Dr. Kevin McCauley graduated from the Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1992. He served in the United States Navy as Flight Surgeon to a Marine helicopter squadron at Marine Corps Air Station Tustin in Orange County, California, and subsequently at a Marine F/A-18 Hornet training squadron at Marine Corps Air Station El Toro. Dr. McCauley became interested in the problem of addiction after witnessing the success of the Navys program for treating pilots with alcohol problems. Dr. McCauley now lives in Park City, Utah, and works …

An Evening with Dr. Kevin McCauley – Going to the Edge of Current Neuroscience of Addiction The last ten years produced an explosion of research in neuroscience and great advances in our understanding of how our brains enable the capacities we equate with being human such as reward, memory, stress, free will. In his lecture, Dr. McCauley brings his audience right to the edge of what is currently known in neuroscience about addiction—research that explains how the brain constructs pleasurable experiences, what happens when this process goes wrong, and why this can have a dramatic impact in our ability to make proper choices. He also explains how this research reveals new and more effective methods to help addicts achieve lasting recovery and resume normal, happy, productive lives as full and valued members of society. Anyone struggling to understand and help a loved one struggling with addiction will find this information invaluable and encouraging. Dr. Kevin McCauley graduated from the Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1992. He served in the United States Navy as Flight Surgeon to a Marine helicopter squadron at Marine Corps Air Station Tustin in Orange County, California, and subsequently at a Marine F/A-18 Hornet training squadron at Marine Corps Air Station El Toro. Dr. McCauley became interested in the problem of addiction after witnessing the success of the Navys program for treating pilots with alcohol problems. Dr. McCauley now lives in Park City, Utah, and works …

Father Martin shares some of his thoughts and suggestions for those leaving treatment.

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Step Up Lyrics : Watch as the room rocks Mentally moonwalk Mixed media slang Banging in your boom box verbal violence Lyrical stylist In a time when rock hip hop rhymes are childish You cant tempt me with rhymes that are empty Rapping to a beat doesnt make you an emcee With your lack of skill and facility Youre killing me And a DJ in the group just for credibility I heard that some of you are getting help with your rhymes Youre not an emcee if someone else writes your lines And rapping over rock doesnt make you a pioneer Cause rock and hip hop have collaborated for years But now theyre getting randomly mixed and matched up All after a fast buck and all the tracks suck So how does it stack up? None of its real You want to be an emcee youve got to study the skill Who can rock a rhyme like this? Bring it to you every time like this? [2x] Step, step up, step, step up So you pick up a pen and write yourself a new identity But mentally you dont have the hip hop energy With a tendency to make up stories Sounding like the only hip hop youve heard is top 40 And your record company is completely missing it All the kids are dissing it for not being legitimate So in a battle you can’t hack it React with whack shit And get smacked with verbal back flips Get your ass kicked by fabulous battle catalysts It’s taken decades for emcees to establish this Youre new to hip hop and welcome if your serious But not on the mic Leave that to the experienced (Using the waves of sound the true …

25 years of my life and still I’m trying to get up that great big hill of hope for a destination I realized quickly when I knew I should that the world was made up of this brotherhood of man for whatever that means chorus: ‘n so I cry sometimes when I’m lying in bed just to get it all out what’s in my head ‘n I, I’m feeling a little peculiar ‘n so I wake in the morning and I step outside ‘n I take a deep breath ‘n I get real high ‘n I scream from the top of my lungs what’s goin’ on and I say hey-ey-ey… and I said hey what’s going on and I say hey… I said hey what’s going on and I try, oh my God do I try I try all the time in this institution and I pray, oh my God do I pray I pray ev’ry single day for a revolution (chorus) 25 years of my life and still I’m trying to get up that great big hill of hope for a destination