- - How does one deal with iron grip of a drug addiction?
There is nothing more heart rending than trying to get a drug addict in one's family to break from the downward destructive spiral.
They will lie, steal and cheat to maintain their habit regardless of the destruction and loss to those around.

There are many drug programs out there. The program I support has been around for years, is non-profit and has quite possibly the highest success rate in the field with over 75% never returning back to drugs after completing the program. That group is Narconon The drug problem is starting earlier in the schools and this is where Drug Education for kids is critical.
Friends of Narconon has a great school education program.