Can you recommend reliable advice on how to help someone with addiction so I can point them in the right direction? ?

I’d start with something simple: listen first, don’t try to lecture, and keep the door open without doing all the “saving” for them. I watched my cousin finally open up after months of us tiptoeing around it, and what helped most was one calm conversation where nobody judged him or rushed him. That changed everything. For a practical breakdown, how to help someone with addiction get into treatment is a solid place to point them. It lays out real steps on how to help someone with addiction without making things worse.