Our staff are continually asked about how to get a loved one to admit that he/she has a problem and once they have confronted the fact that they have an addiction problem, how is a family going to get them to submit to residential treatment.  This attitude of not recognizing how bad is one's addiction is part of the condition of addiction itself.  This is the denial that you hear about so often.  The metaphor that is many times used to describe denial around addiction is the fact that the family has a elephant sitting in their living room and no one mentions how unusual it is to have this overwhelming animal sitting among the family members.  It is more unreal to never mention that a elephant is in the house than it is to have one sitting in one's living room.  Anyway, the point is made.

 Denial is how families exist in the midst of problems that no one can confront... they merely ignore them.  Unfortunately, the problem of addiction is so devastating that it will destroy the family if it isn't addressed.  Most families that are looking at this website and trying to decide what to do are already experiencing a problem that is much more severe than they realize.  

The good news is that there is effective help that handles addiction and ends this condition once and for all.  The bad news is that there are a majority of programs that DO NOT work and will give you a list of rationales on why the "disease" of addiction is incurable, chronic and progressive.  Meaning that it last forever and it gets worse in time whether one is using alcohol and other drugs or not.  You should keep in mind that any problem that has the wrong solution applied to it will never end and will probably get worse in time.  This is the state of affairs in addiction treatment in the early part of twenty-first century.  

If you are thinking that you or your loved one may have an addiction problem, then you should call the Colorado Drug Rehab office and discuss the situation at 1-877-444-1137.  You will speak to a state licensed and certified alcohol and drug counselor with over 30 years of helping addicts reclaim their lives and mending families so that they can live without an elephant in the house.  Our counselor can discuss how to best breakdown denial and, if it is necessary, how to have a professional intervention.  He will give you the tools that you need to start making progress in ending this problem that will ultimately ruin everyone connected to the addict unless help is found.

Colorado Drug Rehab doesn't believe in a strict "tough love" philosophy, which many times leaves families in mourning because they have taken steps that have not solved the problem, but only disconnect loved ones from each other.  Don't take the advice of "self-help" books or Dr. Phil when it comes to your family.  Call and get the benefit of years of experience professional experience in dealing with all types of addiction situations.