My brother behavior has changed in the past days. I believe is because he is using cocaine. what can I do?.?

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I've seen him using drugs before with his firends. He is a dentist and is been in the field for over 20 years. Unfortunely I'm one of his employs and Ive seen how his behavior has changed in almost no time. Everytime I mentiont anything about drugs he says that he uses them oncationaly and blames his bad temper to the fact that dentists work under stressful conditions. I'm afraid that he might be abusing them.

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Honestly, there is not an awful lot that you can do. First, your brother has to understand and accept that he has a problem. Then you might be the one he allows to help him or not. Im sorry, but you probably already know that people with drug problems have to want to change their behaviour before you can do anything else its like forcing an unbalanced person to do something they dont want to. Very traumatic. That said, your brother might not be a drug abuser. As a dentist he has one of the highest stress jobs there is and this might be 'all' that it is. I dont mean to undermine the strength of this 'all' either. Either way it sounds like he needs help. Though you cannot force it on him. Have you asked any other health professionals what you might do as a support person (if this is a role you see yourself taking on) and, how to be there for him without him perceiving you as crowding him. Try not to worry too much and if you can get some advice from a professional. Take care and good luck.

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He might be abusing cocaine? cocaine is an illegal drug, he could seriously hurt someone if he is doing this while working on people, not too mention loose everything he has worked for. He needs to get help, try to get him to go to a drug program. Alot of jobs are stressful but, people don't always turn to drugs, there are other options out there. good luck.

tell him you know he's using drugs and he needs 2 quit before he gets bad enough to go to rehab

Try to talk to him about the problems he will have if he is using drugs, no matter if he is using them "occasionally" because he is a dentist. If he has a wife and kids, just try to remind him all the damage he can make to them.

he could be using... coke and meth definetly alter your moods... if you ask he will always deny it... get him to feel open enough to talk to you then he might pour out with it all.

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