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<blockquote data-quote="rejectedmom" data-source="post: 504045" data-attributes="member: 2315"><p>Michelle, first off lt me say welcome to the board. I am sorry you hve the need for us but glad you found us. This is a wonderful place for support and advice. I hope you find it a very soft place to land.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Your son is refusing to get help but he definately NEEDS help. He is deeply depressed and excessively drinking to kill the pain. I can hear your panic and pain.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Next time he passes out call cops tell them you want them to take him to the <u><strong><em>ER</em></strong></u>. Tell them that he is trying to kill himself and that you do not know what else he might have taken with the alcohol. You go to the hospital also, if possible, and tell the doctor in attendance that your son is very depressed and is trying to kill himself. The doctors can listen to you even if they cannot talk to you about your son without his permission. Hopefully the doctors will be able to get him plugged into services. However, there is a good possibility that your son will refuse help once he sobers up. If so the next time he passes out do the same thing. After a couple of times if he still refuses to take the help offered then tell him he can no longer live in your house. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It is also very very dangerous. Detoxing from alcohol should always be done in a supervised medical situation. The person could die from withdrawal symptoms.</p><p></p><p> I do not know how he is getting money for the alcohol. If he doesn't have a job then someone is giving him money (possibly for other things) that he is using for alcohol instead. I know this is a nightmare for you. I know you are in a panic. I know you are scared. Many of us have been in the exact same place as you. We do understand and we know how dificult it is to get someone who is resisting to accept that they need help. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Another route you could try is an intervention with a trained counsilor. but that will take money and cooperation of other family members and friends and also your son.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rejectedmom, post: 504045, member: 2315"] Michelle, first off lt me say welcome to the board. I am sorry you hve the need for us but glad you found us. This is a wonderful place for support and advice. I hope you find it a very soft place to land. Your son is refusing to get help but he definately NEEDS help. He is deeply depressed and excessively drinking to kill the pain. I can hear your panic and pain. Next time he passes out call cops tell them you want them to take him to the [U][B][I]ER[/I][/B][/U]. Tell them that he is trying to kill himself and that you do not know what else he might have taken with the alcohol. You go to the hospital also, if possible, and tell the doctor in attendance that your son is very depressed and is trying to kill himself. The doctors can listen to you even if they cannot talk to you about your son without his permission. Hopefully the doctors will be able to get him plugged into services. However, there is a good possibility that your son will refuse help once he sobers up. If so the next time he passes out do the same thing. After a couple of times if he still refuses to take the help offered then tell him he can no longer live in your house. It is also very very dangerous. Detoxing from alcohol should always be done in a supervised medical situation. The person could die from withdrawal symptoms. I do not know how he is getting money for the alcohol. If he doesn't have a job then someone is giving him money (possibly for other things) that he is using for alcohol instead. I know this is a nightmare for you. I know you are in a panic. I know you are scared. Many of us have been in the exact same place as you. We do understand and we know how dificult it is to get someone who is resisting to accept that they need help. Another route you could try is an intervention with a trained counsilor. but that will take money and cooperation of other family members and friends and also your son. [/QUOTE]
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