Originally Posted by
suki44883 
If they did mean it, you might save a life. If they didn't, they'll know better than to pull that particular stunt again.
I concur. I remember my parents discovering that every time they got really out of control while I was visiting their home (either too drunk/high or domestic violence) I would quietly call 911, wait for the arrival of authorities better equipped to handle the situation, give them the best information I could, and then leave.
Around the 5th or 6th time this happened they asked (in anger because now they were on the 911 "problem house" list) "Couldn't you have just dealt with us yourself?" My answer: "I shouldn't have to and I won't." I also stopped coming over, but that's a whole different thing.
Addiction, the family disease, is not something I can handle by myself.