re: Suicide attempt thread sparked a question in my head

Well, you can't force her to bee receptive to help. You can talk her into rehab, but it very likely won't 'take' if she isn't completely desperate for help. She'll probably need to spend some time on the streets and get away from that boyfriend BY HER OWN DECISION before anything you do will do any good. Tell her about you and your brothers pulling your family away. Make her feel the loss. That's really all you can do at this point. You're parents are just fueling her addiction whether they know it or not. If you're interested, shoot me an email at supadave3@gmail and I can send you some videos that help explain all this from both her and your families perspective. I've had a lot of experience in this area both personal and seeing several others situations up close. She is probably at a point where she can't stop on her own. She needs help but it's not going to be easy on your parents to do whats needed.