Watching a loved one cope with addiction can be a heartbreaking experience. You may have heard stories about people who have lost their life to addictions. While addiction carries a heavy price, recovery is possible.

When you start to notice the signs that your loved one is coping with an addiction, you may not feel that there is much you can do. While you don’t have control over another person’s actions, there are steps you can take to encourage your loved one to seek help.

Recovery from drug and alcohol addiction is possible. Recovery takes patience, time, and dedication. Millions of people around the world have been able to choose recovery and live a productive, purposeful life.

A good first option is to see what treatment interventions are available to your loved one. The Kimberly Center has a variety of services to help your family as they seek out recovery. You can call The Kimberly Center to discuss how they can help.

Going to treatment is a highly recommended and well researched choice for getting through the first days and weeks of recovery. A treatment program offers your loved one time to get through withdrawal safely through medical detox services. After detox, inpatient treatment provides tools, healing, and aftercare planning. A treatment program, especially The Kimberly Center, has amenities, healthy meals, and time to learn about various recovery approaches like family, trauma, and behavioral therapy.

Not all people experiencing addictions choose to go to treatment right away. This is where support for the entire family comes to play. There are Al-Anon meetings available in the Fort Myers area. Al-Anon is a 12 step program similar to Alcoholics and Narcotics Anonymous programs. Al-Anon is to help the family gain healing and strength from witnessing their loved one engage in addictive behaviors.

Setting boundaries with your loved one is an excellent first step. Choosing not to provide financial support for substances and telling your loved one that you don’t want to be around them while they are under the influence are fair boundaries to establish. The Kimberly Center also provides Multidimensional Family Therapy which focuses on improving family functioning, while your loved one undergoes substance use treatment.  

Call us now at 855-4-KCENTER to learn more about what treatment means for you and your loved one.  We are committed to helping your loved one stop the cycle of addiction with education, treatment, and compassion. At the Kimberly Center, you can trust that your loved one is in safe hands.