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Is there a way to help someone with addiction?

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Help yourself: This is a very difficult thing for people with addiction and those who care about them. You need to emotionally protect yourself, and allow them to make their own choices, but to provide opportunities for rehab, psychotherapy, and/or 12 step programs like aa or na.

Dr Pappas and another doctor agreed

Answered 12/9/2013

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