Once again an incorrect assumption. What's with you guys today?
Agree with you on sexual abuse.
Most addicts I know or have met will never ask for help until its very late in the game and there is no choice, as they are facing life altering events (i.e. a spouse threatening to leave, loss of a job or home, etc.) Those that dont ask for help usually end up as death notices here, in prison, or insane asylums. Help is sought more now than in the past but there is a stigma associated with asking for help in the frum community. If i had a dollar for every frum person who has told me that 12 step meetings are not for them, or are held in a church and they wont go into a church, or "I cant go to a social worker because...".