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iloveds:
Yes I have been quiet for awhile now, but a little background.

I have a "friend" who is struggling with addiction, suffers paranoia and delusions whilst under the influence and just cannot go a day without a fix.

He is losing everything around him, loved ones don't know what to do, financially just getting by.

Intervention will make him run, go further from help and alienate those closest to him. Apart from praying for him, what would be the next best step. I doubt he would listen to buddhist philosophies let alone practice anything.

Any suggestions?

Big Uncle:
I think you need professional help and perhaps he needs to be locked up an institution against his will for awhile and slowly wean him off his dangerous addiction. No way, you can help him on your own when it comes to drugs especially when he is so caught up with his chemical addiction. He has lost all sense of decency and so you have to forcibly help this person now. Consult your local professional help on this matter. If you can, try to sponsor Dorje Shugden pujas and you do it yourself on your friend's behalf.

iloveds:
I was suggested that by a friend that I should create a situation whereby he would be locked up. That way.... like you said, he would be forced into a state of clarity as the access is cut off.

But the thing is, in lock up, is where u find more drugs, and people with the same karma. I am sure it would bring him further down as well as connect him with people he would end up mixing with when he gets out.

Losang_Tenpa:
I have had problems with addictions in the past and this I know for myself: when I stray from my daily sadhana practice and other commitments, that is a red-flag and my guard is down for addictions to flare.

When I keep a solid routine with my sadhanas and other commitments, I feel the path beneath my feet so to speak and addictions are kept at bay.

I know I have over smplified this, but this is what works for me.

iloveds:
Glad to see a daily sadhana has positive effects, good for you that it helps to keep you in check. But how would I get him to see he too can benefit from the Dharma. And maybe Dorje Shugden.

How was it for you? Is it as Big Uncle says he needs to kit rock bottom? What's your experience?

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