As someone who has had an addiction years ago , I have been clean for nearly 3 years now , and there is no way hell am i going back there , i have a lot of empathy for the people with drug addictions and alcohol addictions and their families , but you need to WANT to get help some people with addictions are in a cycle of craving the body reacts to the drugs then after a while of use or drinking you can't stop wanting it all the time those who are sober went through detox because the drugs and alcohol getting it out of your system can take a lot of pain and having to face up to Trauma like most people with addictions have gone through without anything apart from therapy try and face trauma imaged going to through flashbacks of abuse and sometimes you can feel the trauma through body memories going through the worst thing you have ever gone through over and over nightmares etc most people who have PTSD have other mental health issues as well the top reason why people drink or take drugs is to get away from their trauma in their heads to escape the horrors of their past , their family want to help them but there is nothing they can do but watch their loved ones either die from things like drug overdoes or end up in jail because they were trying to feed their habits, so they commit crimes ( including stealing from their own families ) or ask their loved ones for the money for drugs , i got help from AA and NA and also got help for my mental health and PTSD I am in therapy and getting myself well so i can work with people with addiction and their families so they get the help they need