Addiction Documentary Response by Mrs. TRUETTNER https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l What are your thoughts regarding Ryan's family? Do you think they were helping Ryan or enabling him? Why? en-us 2017-03-15 13:51:47 UTC 2025-10-09 04:25:10 UTC hello@padlet.com I think they are doing what they know how to do best. I do think that the entire family needs to get therapy and counseling to get through this. truettnerkelly https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160250845 Mrs. T.]]> 2017-03-15 13:59:08 UTC https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160250845 https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160362797 Most are doing fine at helping him. It looked liked his Grandpa wasn't quite helping him,when his other relatives criticized him. His realities said to his grandpa that he needs to say no to him.

Gavin W.]]> 2017-03-15 19:39:00 UTC https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160362797 JTT https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160511496 Ryan family was crazy because  Ryan got the drinking from his father when he was little. I think Ryan will get help to get rid of his drinking addiction. I think Ryan will help get help for his drinking addiction because Ryan cannot control his addiction his life is on the line.]]> 2017-03-16 13:06:38 UTC https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160511496 https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160525220 I think that his grandpa was definitely an enabler but he was trying to help him as much as you could. I think almost everyone was an enabler to some point except for his brother. I do think they were all trying to help more than anything though. There's only so much you can do for someone that won't change. 
- Megan T

]]> 2017-03-16 13:44:56 UTC https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160525220 EW https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160525843 They each were trying in their own way to help him. The grandpa tried helping him by limiting his alcohol. His Mom and girlfriend wanted to help him by getting himto rehab. They only wanted to help Ryan.]]> 2017-03-16 13:46:22 UTC https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160525843 https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160525869 I think that they were enabling him. You can tell that Ryan had a loving family and they were trying to help. However I feel like while in the act of trying to help, they were indeed enabling and feeding into his addiction. For example, Ryan's grandpa seemed to love him yet he fed his addiction by giving him money everyday, money which he knew would be spent on alcohol. 
-Nick B]]> 2017-03-16 13:46:27 UTC https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160525869 xio515491 https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160526279 His mother should've stopped him from drinking when he was drinking in his earlier ages and help guide him through his fathers lost, it could've prevented his drinking habits in his future. Yes they tried but, they should've taken things sooner than later.
-px]]> 2017-03-16 13:47:27 UTC https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160526279 TS https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160527266 Ryan's family were just enabling him. if they wanted something done and they truly wanted to help him they would've stopped him when he broke his hip from riding a bike in the dark through the woods or even before that. The hardest thing about having an addict within your family or close to you is that when they are going through withdrawals they blame you and not very many people can deal with the person they once loved turn into something that isn't them.]]> 2017-03-16 13:49:40 UTC https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160527266 https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160531744 I understand withdrawal is bad but if they took him to a 30 day how come they couldn't take to a 90 day sooner? His grandpa did not think of the consequence of what will happen to him. If knew then he just ignored what will happen to him because he loves Ryan too much. Always giving him so much vodka is so bad and it wastes so much money. I thought only his mother and especially his girlfriend are the most supportive of him to go to a rehab. I believe that's what drove or 
gave the idea that he should take a 90 day rehab. ]]> 2017-03-16 13:59:52 UTC https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160531744 https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160599802 I think it's half and half. His grandpa for sure was an enabler. Providing him with drinks. You can tell though, his grandpa didn't want him doing this but if Ryan didn't get alcohol, his withdrawal would kick in. Withdrawals could lead to Ryan's death.
~P.V. Lo]]> 2017-03-16 16:55:54 UTC https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160599802 JaLisa ~ https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160618367 I believe that Ryan's family were doing both as in they were helping but at the same time enabling him. At the same time they didn't want to loose him but then again he would have withdrawal. It's so easy for us to judge a situation just by looking at it or the person but really until your in their shoes it's easier to relate. I've lost a friend from an drug addiction and I know I did everything I could but I just had to accept that they didn't want my help all I could do was be there for them and make every moment count. ]]> 2017-03-16 17:51:33 UTC https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160618367 van523628 https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160620572 I think Ryan's family is doing their best to try and help Ryan out in many ways. Ryan's grandpa bought him alcohol at one point because he knows that Ryan can actually die without having a taste of it. If Ryan has more alcohol in his body then he'll keep craving for it, but he claims that when he does have a little bit of it he feels more alive. It is true that when one is addicted to drugs or alcohol, it affects the whole family. Drugs and alcohol is not a disease, but a poison and it depends on the person how and when he/she decides to stop. He/She know what he/she actually need in life than being selfish and going for only what he/she want that's not necessary from the start. 
-Lisa Vang ]]> 2017-03-16 17:57:34 UTC https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160620572 https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160673055 I think that Ryan's family was trying their best to help him out. Ryan's grandpa was getting yelled at by Ryan's ex-girlfriend and mom because they thought that he was trying to kill Ryan, but he wasn't. He knew what the result would be if he didn't have any. Ryan's brother thought that by not giving him any will help him out but really it was just making him worst also. I think that if Ryan took very little bits of alcohol everyday, he would have been fine. Everyone in the family was trying to help him. They encouraged him that they would always be there with him and that he wasn't alone.
-Chyna Vang]]> 2017-03-16 22:27:33 UTC https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160673055 tha527116 https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160696625 Yea they really try there best to help Ryan out. Even his grandpa who gave him more alcohol( he had his reasons) Sure there is drama here but everything leads up to helping Ryan. Without their help Ryan would pass away in a younger age. They are such hardworking people! 
KT ]]> 2017-03-17 03:06:20 UTC https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160696625 https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160778650 I feel like Ryan's mom, brother, and even his grandpa were really trying to help him get better. Every one in his family was trying to help him stop drinking. but at the same time they were enabling him by giving him alcohol. At the end Ryan really wanted to stop drinking so he did. 
~ER~]]> 2017-03-17 13:03:06 UTC https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160778650 Ryan's family was trying to help him to get better. Although everyone was trying to help him get better they did not really understand that by not giving him alcohol they were actually hurting him more. In the end when Ryan was in rehab the one thing that had killed him was the very thing he was trying to stop doing. https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160793033 T.V.]]> 2017-03-17 13:46:27 UTC https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160793033 https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160793283 Ryan's family is stupid. They don't know anything about treatments. The grandfather is basically killing Ryan.
D.B]]> 2017-03-17 13:47:18 UTC https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160793283 Ryan family didn't had the knowledge that not giving him alcohol was killing him. https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160798147 J.X]]> 2017-03-17 14:01:34 UTC https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/160798147 I think that the family was a lot more educated in the situation than the film let on, because they were very good at controlling the amount of substance they gave him. As shown, going sober ultimately killed Ryan, and his family knew that was a possibility. They thought that by sending him to a facility, he could get the help that he needs and were trying to help. However, the addiction had manifested too far to be treated. https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/161175893 B.C]]> 2017-03-20 13:55:56 UTC https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/161175893 I feel that his family was doing all they could to help him safely overcome his addiction. Even though they enabled him to alcohol, they had to let him slowly beat his addiction. It was for the safety for him and the people around him. https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/161379658 -L.V]]> 2017-03-21 04:30:21 UTC https://padlet.com/truettnerkelly/v50owk4mhm2l/wish/161379658