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understand what addiction 3. Confrontation; “If you
is and how he cannot are sure” that your kid
fully control his addiction is on drugs, start talking
and feels helpless about to him/her in direct
it, and that his objection confrontation telling that
to treatment is the result you know the secret of
of his great fear of his/her addiction, but in
living without a narcotic, a tone of acknowledgement,
not because he wishes not an accusation. It is
to keep up that life. best to have evidence,
2. Staying Calm; Dealing whether it is the drug or
with the addict requires one of the tools used, so
complete calm, using a that he cannot dodge in
low tone of voice that order to force him/her
helps to communicate to directly get into the
with him, giving him a subject.
sense of comfort and 4. Anticipation of Denial;
the ability to trust you, Upon dealing with a
and that you are not in stubborn addict, and on
an offensive position confronting, set realistic
but in a solidarity position, goals for your conversation,
which makes it easier the most important of
for him to accept your which is to anticipate
words to get convinced denial. Do not expect
of treatment. the addict to directly
admit addiction, but
s/he will deny, dodge
