Desperate for Help. How Do You Help a Heroine Addict?

Question by Kristy K: Desperate for help. How do you help a heroine addict?
I’m really embarrassed to ask this here, but I don’t know where else to go for advice on this, and maybe someone will know what to do…

Someone really really important to me has been on heroine for 3 years now. He has gone to 2 different rehabs one was only for 2 weeks the other for a month. Now he doesn’t have insurance anymore to go to rehab and he won’t go anywhere anyway because someone he lives with is very old and ill and he doesn’t want them to know he is still on drugs.
What can he do to stop this addiction at home, is cold turkey the only option? Will a family doctor be able to help any? If not, are there any rehabs that are low or no cost?

I don’t know what to do or where to go. I can’t ignore this, it is making me severely depressed.

Best answer:

Answer by toendur
Have him (if possible) get to a NA meeting to ask for help. Surely someone there will have information or contact info to help him. If he isn’t able to then call them and talk to someone. He needs to detox either by methadone or inpatient,etc….I don’t think cold turkey is an option with this particular drug. That can be dangerous and should be monitered,etc…

I’m sorry your both going through this. Pray.

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