Lindsay Lohan Caught On a 3-Day Party Streak After Confessing to Alcoholism and Cocaine Addiction
Friday, March 26th, 2010In a well publicized article in the UK’s The Sun, Lindsay dished the details on her drug and alcohol use, how her abuse of specific drugs affected her and scared her and went on to say that she was done with that behavior as a result.
It appears that that was a resolution that quickly faded for Ms. Lohan. After London and Atlantic City, Lindsay was busted in Los Angeles partying with drugs and alcohol as per her usual not once, not twice but for three consecutive nights.
Concerns for Loved Ones On the Edge of Drug Addiction
While paparazzi and close friends publicize Lindsay’s nights out at Bardot Hollywood or Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, gossip about her apparently ongoing desire to rekindle a relationship with ex-girlfriend, Samantha Ronson, and discuss the actress’s worn appearance, others are expressing concern for Lindsay and worry that she’s headed to a dark place with drug abuse and addiction and potentially should go back to rehab before that happens.
One friend close to Lindsay told the press that Lindsay “needs help. She needs to solve her problems. She’s just not taking care of herself.”
Michael Lohan, her estranged father, is concerned as well. Though Lindsay say that it was Michael who first introduced her to cocaine, Michael blames Lindsay’s behavior on her feelings about his divorce from her mother.
Michael Lohan told People Magazine that: “The reason Lindsay tries to drown her sorrows and mask her pain was because of my divorce from her mother, which in turn tore her apart.”
How to Help Friends and Loved Ones with Drug Abuse Issues
It’s a difficult spot to be in: someone you care for has had obvious difficulties curtailing drug and alcohol abuse in the past, but they claim that they are now okay and can use socially without any long-term detrimental effect. Support them on this and you could be aiding them as they sink deeper into addiction. Fight them on it and you could lose contact with someone you care for deeply as they fall irrevocably further into a life that will eventually kill them.
So how do you help your friend or loved one effectively? First, don’t make it the focus of every interaction with them. When their drug and alcohol addiction or their behavior under the influence hurts you, someone else or them physically or emotionally, take note.
Next, find others who share your concerns. If drug and alcohol addiction is truly a problem, then there are others who have noticed as well: family members, significant others, siblings, close friends, bosses or mentors. Gathering a handful of these people together for an intervention can be an effective way to allow everyone to communicate their concerns and convince your friend that it’s time to get help at a drug rehab.
Finally, you need to be prepared that your friend may or may not accept help. For everyone in any relationship, there are deal breakers. Drug and alcohol addiction or continued abuse of drugs is likely one of yours, especially when it means that you have to watch your friend hurt themselves and others. Let them know that if they don’t get the help they need for themselves, that you will no longer be a part of their life. And then follow through: if they choose drug rehab, be there to support them with letters, phone calls and visits and make sure you are available and supportive when they come home. If they choose not to go to rehab, then walking away and maintaining your distance is the right thing to do for both of you.


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