Start with clarity and care
Choose a calm time, describe the specific behaviors you have observed, and explain how those behaviors are affecting the person and others. Avoid arguing about labels. Focus on safety, truth, and the next available step.
- Prepare specific examples
- Decide what help you can responsibly offer
- Set healthy boundaries you can keep
- Offer a concrete meeting, call, or treatment option
Support is not the same as enabling
Love does not require covering up consequences, providing money that may support substance use, or repeatedly solving problems another person refuses to address. RU counseling can help families distinguish compassionate support from patterns that keep addiction hidden.
Know when more care is needed
RU provides spiritual support, mentoring, and community. It is not a detox center or emergency medical service. Overdose, severe withdrawal, threats of harm, or a medical crisis require immediate professional help.
- Call 911 for immediate danger or a suspected overdose.
- Call or text 988 for a mental health or suicide crisis.