What do I do if someone in my family is using and My current job is Drug and Alcohol Prevention?

newyorkmeth
#1. May 21st, 2009, at 5:30 PM.

Leave your job at work.

qte39
#2. May 22nd, 2009, at 4:35 AM.

LOL u work in this area and should know what to do

Jorge18spain
#3. May 25th, 2009, at 5:29 AM.

Before any job you’re part of your family, dont forget it. Understand your loved one and start helping him during this non-easy way!

spot
#4. May 27th, 2009, at 6:00 AM.

Why don’t you use your resource available at work and help your in laws?

NubianGoddess
#5. May 27th, 2009, at 9:40 PM.

get your kids out of that situation. girl u are bugging out.
How can you work for a PREVENTION department but you are ALLOWING it?

fred_j_murphy
#6. May 29th, 2009, at 5:32 PM.

Be very understanding with them the same way you are with your current clients. Please take your time with them. I do know it will take a much longer process than with your clients, but be patient. Do they know thay you know?

Arundhathi
#7. May 31st, 2009, at 7:11 PM.

If job is imp for your family then try out calling your parents to come stay with you…to take care of your kids…

scabs32
#8. June 2nd, 2009, at 10:49 AM.

I agree with qte its your job, the resources should be there for you to use. Time to practice what you preach.

shark38dd
#9. June 2nd, 2009, at 10:10 PM.

Give it time then turn them in *anonymously*. They maybe upset and *know* you did it BUT if they come back out of a re-hab CLEAN they will owe thier lives to you and Thank you! I wish I knew and had someone help my 20’something kids before they ended up in prison…but its been 4 yrs now and they are better, they didnt live near me and I never seen it coming but I wish SOMEONE wouldve interjected in thier lives and we would all be a family. I miss them SO much.

momatttexas
#10. June 5th, 2009, at 10:31 AM.

This can be very difficult. Most people will assume that you should be able to handle family members with the problems you deal with at work. In actuality, because they are family members, it is a completely different issue for you. You will more than likely be too close to these people to be able to be objective. Use what you know to protect your children.

Good Luck

knownot
#11. June 7th, 2009, at 10:41 PM.

con-front them instantly ,dirty filthy drugs will be the end of society as we once knew it, never forget all junkies lie and steal,
cold turkey is the only way?

mccurrach
#12. June 10th, 2009, at 4:03 AM.

It is about boundaries. You must keep your professional work separate from family life otherwise you will get yourself all tangled in knots. Ask yourself what you would do if you were not working in the field you are. How would you deal with the family situation then? It is ok to use knowledge that you have gained through work to inform the way you relate to your family. But you are not working with your family you are part of it. What you could do is make your concerns known to those in your family that are worrying you and let them know that there is help available. Aside from harm issues (to themselves or others, especially children) people have to want to change their lifestyles. You cannot bully them into this. It must be worrying for you, but I feel it is important to keep your work life apart from your family life. That is about keeping yourself safe. Without doing that you can’t help others.

liz777
#13. June 12th, 2009, at 6:45 AM.

Don’t you think that God put you there for a reason?

Feel useful to God that you can serve your “in-laws” by giving them the help to get out of that life style they already have.

But, be wise! Do it for your children.