A drug addict in the family is scary. It is hard for parents and loved ones living in the same apartment with the sufferer to see him every day and watch how the one they knew from birth is rapidly destroying their life. It hurts, it hurts! And very scary. It’s not safe to be near an addict because you don’t know what to expect from him.
Is there a compulsory treatment for drug addicts? Yes, and we’ll talk about this in more detail in the article.
Referring to the law
On November 25, 2013, a law was passed on the compulsory treatment of drug addicts. It would seem that now those who do not have huge sums for private treatment will be helped to get rid of addiction. No matter how.
The law on the compulsory treatment of drug addicts entered into force on May 1, 2014, but it contains many shortcomings. It is worth starting with a comparison of some facts.
Can't everyone help?
In adopting the law on the compulsory treatment of drug addicts, the Russian authorities did not take into account one point. Only public hospitals can provide treatment services. And how many beds are there for drug addicts who are paid from the country's budget? About one and a half thousand. Against eight million drug addicts officially registered in Russia. We emphasize this according to official data. And how many are those that the state does not know about? It turns out that we will cure one and a half thousand citizens, but what about the rest? The law developers did not think about this.
Who falls under the law
Forced treatment of drug addicts is possible if the patient has a medical examination of the disease. If a drug addict has never asked for help and his ailment has not been officially certified, one can not count on help from the state.
What is forced treatment?
Compulsory treatment of drug addicts is carried out by court order. If a person poses a threat to people's lives, is dangerous to society or to himself, he can be sent for treatment forcibly. Just for this, you will need to collect a lot of pieces of paper and wait for the line at the state center for the treatment and rehabilitation of drug addicts.
Is there any sense in treatment?
Let's face it. Will it make sense if the addict is sent for a forced decision, and even through a court? Hardly. Those who have encountered drug addicts know how they respond to the problem of getting rid of their disease. They don’t understand that they’re sick, they say that they can get involved at any moment, avoid all kinds of talks about treatment or take them aggressively.
Now imagine how the addict will react to the fact that he is sent to be treated forcibly? Yes, and you have to wait your turn. At the very least, inappropriate behavior and uncontrolled aggression by the patient are guaranteed.
Is there a way out?
We found out how to send a drug addict for compulsory treatment. First of all, you need a medical certificate stating that he is registered with a drug dispensary. Without it, there will be no medical examination, and the court will not even consider the statement of claim.
And what do the addict's relatives do? Identify him in a psychiatric clinic to prove that he is insane, and then go to court with all the necessary documents? It is only verbally that everything is so simple, but, in fact, drug addicts are not taken to the clinic, or from there they “come forward” with their feet.
Therefore, try to do without coercion, convince the patient of the need for treatment.
What is intervention?
According to experts, the statistics on the treatment of drug addicts (monthly impressions) show that after treatment and rehabilitation 65% of them return to normal life. At least they don’t consume anything else related to narcotic substances. 25% break down at the stage of treatment, and 10% again begin to "indulge".
But back to the answer to the question of intervention. The result is a vicious circle: in order to get a decision from a court to treat drug addicts forcibly, you need to go through nine circles of hell, and then wait for your turn to the state treatment center. If the addict escapes from there, it will be practically impossible to return him there.
Let's start with the persuasion method. Intervention is the conviction of the addict that he needs treatment. We will make a reservation right away - the service is provided by private centers.
How does it go?
Why tell a family that has no money how doctors convince wealthy drug addicts to be treated at their center. Let's talk about the method that a poor family can adopt.
So, relatives and a psychologist are having a meeting. Relatives of the drug addict tell in detail about him: what he loves, what he doesn’t love, how he can behave, what hobbies he had before the illness, what is happening to him now - the whole life of his sick relative.
The next day, the doctor arrives home to the addict. Relatives are here. Naturally, the patient accepts the doctor’s visit aggressively, but everyone is ready for this.
The doctor and relatives drink tea, talk, joke, laugh. They act as if the addict is not nearby, although he is in the same room. You can talk about anything. The goal is to interest the drug addict, arrange him to see a doctor. Such conversations can last a whole day, this must be taken into account.
After the drug addict made contact with the doctor, the specialist begins to convince him of the need for treatment. Not only positive words, sometimes threats are used (veiled, of course). It is important to convey to the patient that he cannot cope with the problem on his own. After the addict agrees to the treatment, the doctor immediately takes him with him and takes him to the center.
On the one hand, this is psychological pressure and crime. But on the other - there is no other way. Patients do not want to be treated voluntarily, they do not understand that they are sick.
Having collected all the necessary papers, relatives can influence their patient. Only without threats, very soft and unobtrusive. As soon as consent is obtained, the relatives file a lawsuit in court.
Motivational crisis
It’s easy to give out advice, but few people know what the relatives of drug addicts have to face. It is one thing when knowledge of the problem is derived only from textbooks on psychology, and another thing is chemical dependence, which the addict cannot overcome.
In addition to the compulsory treatment of drug addicts and interventions, there is also a family motivational crisis. The path is long, psychologically difficult, but the attempt is worth it. What is crisis motivation? The fact that the family consensually deprives the addict of any support, which includes moral, emotional and financial. This position is maintained until a sick relative agrees to voluntary treatment.
Cruel but effective method
This method from practice is very cruel and morally difficult, but it helps. True, only on one condition: the addict himself must want to overcome his addiction. It is advisable to use this method at the initial stage of addiction, when the ailment has not yet developed into a habit.
A lot of alcohol is bought. Anyone who uses an addict. At home, someone must be with him. The patient closes in the apartment without money and without a dose, there is only him, a drink, food and a person watching him. The worst thing is to survive breaking. For this, alcohol is also needed to make the addict easier. It should be borne in mind that during breaking, a person becomes inadequate, can scream, roll on the floor, bend in an arc. Some of them have glassy eyes, breathing becomes heavy and intermittent, sweat appears on the forehead. If you manage to cope with this condition, the addict will be able to tie. If the observer sees that the matter is very bad, it is better to call an ambulance.
Conclusion
Now the reader knows what the compulsory treatment of drug addicts is, how to place a patient in a hospital, and how to help a relative suffering from a terrible disease in other ways.
A drug addict is a sick person, no matter what they say about addiction. The disease must be treated, and not condemned for it.