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How will I make my son go to a rehab center?
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<blockquote data-quote="Tymica" data-source="post: 675095" data-attributes="member: 17612"><p>In my opinion, the only way you can "make" him go to rehab is to make it more uncomfortable for him to be in your home than rehab would be. Cut off any money you give him. He is 17 so you have to feed him and clothe him, but you don't have to give him gas money, pay for cell phone, etc... Stay on top of where he goes, who hes with, what he does, etc... If he resists and becomes violent or scares you, call the police, and follow through. </p><p></p><p>But in my experience in dealing with an addict around the same age who spent 2 stints at rehab only to relapse (and is now in jail at 18) rehab will not help him if you make him go. Rehab will only help him if he sees a problem with the way he is acting and wants to change. By giving ultimatums or forcing his hand you will buy yourself some time until you can legally have him removed from your hom, and there is a small chance he will realize the error of his ways while there, but here is a bigger chance that he will resent you, and nothing will change when he gets home. If our addicts do not want it for themselves, change will not happen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tymica, post: 675095, member: 17612"] In my opinion, the only way you can "make" him go to rehab is to make it more uncomfortable for him to be in your home than rehab would be. Cut off any money you give him. He is 17 so you have to feed him and clothe him, but you don't have to give him gas money, pay for cell phone, etc... Stay on top of where he goes, who hes with, what he does, etc... If he resists and becomes violent or scares you, call the police, and follow through. But in my experience in dealing with an addict around the same age who spent 2 stints at rehab only to relapse (and is now in jail at 18) rehab will not help him if you make him go. Rehab will only help him if he sees a problem with the way he is acting and wants to change. By giving ultimatums or forcing his hand you will buy yourself some time until you can legally have him removed from your hom, and there is a small chance he will realize the error of his ways while there, but here is a bigger chance that he will resent you, and nothing will change when he gets home. If our addicts do not want it for themselves, change will not happen. [/QUOTE]
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