You reported you have not gotten help with using alcohol or drugs because you tried getting help before and it did not work. You must feel very frustrated with having taken the time to seek help and not getting anything out of your efforts. Unfortunately, many substance use programs do not use strategies that are based on research. Thus, the kind of help you received may have not been very effective. More and more substance use programs now-a-days are using strategies that scientific research shows often help. If you are open to trying this science-based approach, a good place to start may be asking your doctor or your child's doctor for referrals to professionals that run high quality substance use programs. Also check out http://www.samhsa.gov/treatment/ to begin finding help in your community.
