You are so right Georgie. Unfortunately, it’s not much better here in the US. The last time my son was in the hospital a month or so ago, he had fallen in the ER waiting room. (He later learned he had broken a bone in his face from falling.) In the hospital he was hallucinating, so they had to restrain him. I will say that they do have a social worker come in and give them resources that are mostly rehab type things. But after a few days, they just discharge them back to their life.
These addicts are truly mentally ill when they are using, and that carries on for a bit even when they get sober. Our family has desperately searched for help too. One of the biggest problems, is that they fall back in to the lap of their family- which would be me. We are already completely overwrought, emotionally exhausted, and barely trying to manage our our lives with spouses/partners, other kids sometimes like Bump, jobs, homes etc. Plus, we are not professionals- not even close, and we are not equipped to take care of such a serious situation.