Comments on: Help For Addicted Families

By: devastated mom

devastated mom — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 07:38:07 +0000

I just ran onto your website doing a google search on meth addiction and I have sat here in tears reading this website while trying to figure out what to do with my 29 year old son who is killing himself using meth. He lives up by his father in Northern Calif., but in his own place (for now anyhow, he just lost his job because he's always late for work). His father told me he looks like skin and bones and to look at him in his eyes he looks dead, empty, no one is there anymore. I am devastated. Five years ago, he was hooked on meth and I worked with him talking and begging him to stop. He finally did and was clean, looked healthy, got himself together and was headed in the right direction, or so I thought. When he was hooked before I thought he was bad but I think he's worse now. I fear he's going to die, I don't know what to do. I am sick to my stomach and I am so afraid he is going to die before I can find help for him.
I don't have any money to send him to a private rehab center, I was unemployed for almost 3 years in this recession and his father doesn't have money either. I don't know if there is any help out there but if anyone knows of something, I am begging you to let me know, I am desperate to find help for him.

By: drcrabb

drcrabb — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:29:57 +0000

Please seek help through a local RU chapter. Go to their website, http://www.reformu.com and click on find a chapter near you.

By: drcrabb

drcrabb — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:22:28 +0000

Most of the psychiatric medicines have powerful side effects. The best route for someone addicted to ritalin is to obviously first go through a supervised detox program and then obtain good godly, Biblically based counseling to find the root cause of their problem. Many if not most non-physical disorders have a spiritual issue at its core The last thing most people need is more psychiatric medicine. Please remember that what facilitated this person into getting in trouble in the first place was a psychiatric medicine.

By: Dr. George Crabb

Dr. George Crabb — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 06:02:10 +0000

@mary I will definitely cover that topic in coming weeks thanks for the input. Dr. Crabb

By: Mary

Mary — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:47:39 +0000

Dr Crabb, Have you ever studied or written about those that are addicted to online gaming such as a RPG ie World of Warcraft? Would be very interested in what you had to say on this issue.

By: Dr. George Crabb

Dr. George Crabb — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:12:37 +0000

Peggy, your situation is a very complex one and demands a well thought out answer. I would recommend my book, "The Scorn of Porn" available through the web store at reformu.com. This book gives a comprehensive look at the problem of pornography and the answer out of it. You certainly will be in my prayers that God will deliver you.