re: About to put my son in drug rehab. update page 20

I was in your kids shoes 7 years ago. I was on everything imaginable, opiate wise..Methadone, OC's, heroin, you name it..I loved it..My parents sent me to countless number of rehab's. They never worked, i always relapsed. But on september 15, 2007, i had finally realized that i was tired of waiting on a phone call, because thats all you do everyday. Is wait on a phone call to go get or deliver for other drugs. Addiction is faceless, and raceless. It doesnt care who you are or what you do..It can trap you before you even realize whats happening. Im saddened to say that if you are forcing your child to go to rehab, he wont quit. Even though he will tell you he agrees to go. He is just doing it to get you off his back. He will not stop until he comes to you and says i want to stop, i want to change..Then and only then will he quit. When HE wants to. Until then, its gonna get worse before it gets better. If you have anymore questions, id be glad to help. I always go out of my way to help a fellow addict who is in dire straights and needs help. But please dont be an enabler, have tough love. Help him if he wants to be helped. But no matter what he says, when he gets out of the rehab, never EVER give him money. If he wants to do something, go with him. Its all up to him now though. The ball is in his court.

Best of luck to you..i hope he kicks it like i did..If it wasnt for my mother, i wouldnt have made it. She was the only one who stood in my corner until i got it right.