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    Jun 24, 2008, 06:50 PM
    How do I get legal guardianship of my adult daughter if she is a drug addict?
    I live in Massachusetts and my daughter recently turned 28 and is addicted to both cocaine and opiates as well as suffers from anorexia. She entered rehab and had a prescription for Suboxone but has now left rehab and found a drug dealer that sells her suboxone. She has totaled over 5 cars because she drives while under the influence, but when the police take a blood test to determine OUI all they find is the Suboxone but never check to see if she has a perscription because she openly admits to being on the drug but says that she is still in rehab. I'm afraid that she will kill herself or others if she continues to function and not get arrested or go to rehab. Due to her age I do not know how to go about taking legal guardianship so that I can get her the help that she needs and keep her from harming herself or someone else. Can anyone help?
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    Jun 24, 2008, 07:02 PM
    And if you do what do you intend to do with her,?
    You will have to have her committed and declared not able to have mental function to care for herself. But the issue is as soon as she is clean she can, and could over turn any guardianship.

    Have to try and get her committed
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    Sep 10, 2008, 01:20 AM
    I am sorry to say that there is not a whole lot that you can do for your adult daughter. Please do not even try to have her committed. She will come to Recovery when she she chooses to, when things get bad enough for her. It is crucial to step back at this point. When she feels bad and sick and tired enough, she will seek out a sober path. Until then, you must simply let her flounder. My mom was a wreck for many yrs while I was actively using, and it was only until she let go and moved on from me that I fully found my own reasons to get and stay off heroin. Also, people don't crash cars on Suboxone. Heroin, methadone, or pills perhaps, but Suboxone has it's built in mechanisms that prevent euphoria and somnolence. Suboxone is actually a wonderful drug for rewiring opiate receptors in the brain, and can be used as a tool for much enhanced recovery, at least at first (months, yrs even). Good luck and may peace be in your heart.
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    Sep 10, 2008, 08:03 AM
    Since everyone else has covered the legal advice, here's some relationship advice: let her hit rock bottom. She crashes a car... too bad, now she has to take a bus or walk. She doesn't have money for rent... so sorry, but she can't move in with you. She won't do anything to change her situation if you rescue her from the consequences.
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    Jul 30, 2011, 04:28 PM
    If my daughter is physically impaired and cannot take care of her legal business due to an automobile accident rendering her physically unable to perform legal matters, can her husband give his parents legal guardianship over her in the event of his death if her living blood parents are still alive?
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