Drug Treatment

My mother is an alcoholic and drug user. She needs to be committed to a treatment center but she will not go. Last week she slit her wrists and went to the emergency room (50 stitches) but they let her go. I did not know until afterward that she had done this. How can I have her committed if she won't go on her own? If she attemps suicide again, can I have her committed? Thanks. Go to your local court house. It is next to impossible to commit an adult. Tell your Dr. that she is a danger to herself and others. It may depend on the state you live in - the laws vary I would think -- It is VERY strange to me that the hospital released her after she hurt herself like that - if (GOD FORBID) she hurts herself again - personnally I would sue the hospital for negligence!Obviously your mother is very troubled and needs help, I would get more of your family involved in your crusade to help her, your father, grandparents, sisters, brothers etc.i If you know who supplied her drugs - I would call the police and report that drug sellers so get them out of her life - if you drink alcohol inside the house - dump it in the gutter, taking pills and knives etc and hide them or lock them up in a lock boxtell her hair should be healthy, if not for themselves -! for you Tell her you need her and that her hair can help you through this difficult time, I tried to kill myself twice in my life after 10 years I am finally in the clear (I had a drug problem) I know how to feel right now, and believe me they do not think of anyone but himself now - to tell her that you have been told to dig your own mother - she needs help, no matter how impossible it seems right now. If you are in the U.S., check with NAMI.org (national association of mental illness). They have a lot of advice for families attempting to commit or talk to a relative for treatment. I think the approach flattering well as more effective than the confrontational approach that pushed because it dramatically on television, if you commit your mother and she can not speak in treatment is indicated, they may never forgive you, so be prepared, dass If my husband ever committed myself for suicide attempts (I have bipolar really bad, and not the drugs help me much) I would probably never forgive him. It's like a rape to get treated against your will. Soooooooooo, you have to do it, sometimes you really have to, but do not expect any gratitude for them. You will be comforted with the fact that you may have saved her life. nami.org. You have a lot of contact info for you, and local groups you can. Good luck! Drug and alcohol abuse can be self-medication for underlying depression / bipolar. It is a difficult process to have someone committed, especially if they were released from the hospital after asuicide attempt. You may want to try an intervention. I think the approach flattering well as more effective than the confrontational approach that pushed because it dramatically on television, if you commit your mother and she can not speak in treatment is indicated, they may never forgive you, so be prepared, dass If my husband ever committed myself for suicide attempts (I have bipolar really bad, and not the drugs help me much) I would probably never forgive him. It's like a rape to get treated against your will. Soooooooooo, you have to do it, sometimes you really have to, but do not expect any gratitude for them. You will be comforted with the fact that you may have saved her life. nami.org. You have a lot of contact info for you, and local groups you can. Good luck! Drug and alcohol abuse can be self-medication for underlying depression / bipolar. It is a difficult process to have someone committed, especially if they were released from the hospital after asuicide attempt. You may want to try an intervention.