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Have you ever had a family member struggle with drug abuse? (Updated)
Posted on 2/8/15 at 11:36 am
Posted on 2/8/15 at 11:36 am
My brother is addicted to meth and putting my parents thru absolute hell. Not a day goes by that I don't worry about them. They've tried everything (rehabs, meds) but he's not getting any better. What makes it worse is they've called the cops (when he's having hallucinations) and they can't really do much, it's a civil issue, and they can only arrest him if he hurts himself or someone else. They'll have to go thru a lengthy eviction process to get him out. It's such an awful situation. No one in my family has ever had issues with drug abuse before, it breaks my heart that he got into this lifestyle.
ETA: My brother had a full psychotic meltdown yesterday and attacked my parents. Fortunately they were able to fight him off and he took off running. The cops caught him late at night and he's in prison at the moment. I'm helping my parents out now with a restraining order against him. I hope none of you will ever have to go thru a nightmare like this. I'm just praying the cops send him to a mental ward.
ETA: My brother had a full psychotic meltdown yesterday and attacked my parents. Fortunately they were able to fight him off and he took off running. The cops caught him late at night and he's in prison at the moment. I'm helping my parents out now with a restraining order against him. I hope none of you will ever have to go thru a nightmare like this. I'm just praying the cops send him to a mental ward.
This post was edited on 2/18/15 at 9:24 pm
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Posted on 2/8/15 at 11:37 am to RLDSC FAN
thankfully, no
Posted on 2/8/15 at 11:38 am to RLDSC FAN
Yes.
A cousin.
How old is your brother?
A cousin.
How old is your brother?
Posted on 2/8/15 at 11:38 am to RLDSC FAN
It's an absolute tragedy.
Sending good vibes to you and yours
Sending good vibes to you and yours
Posted on 2/8/15 at 11:40 am to RLDSC FAN
Meth addicts are the shiftiest and most will never stop.
Posted on 2/8/15 at 11:41 am to RLDSC FAN
I hate to hear that. I had an ex wife that went thru something similar. My kids still have nightmares/issues about it.
Posted on 2/8/15 at 11:42 am to RLDSC FAN
I have a cousin who is currently on her 2nd rehab stint for an OxyContin addiction. I'm pretty well convinced at this point that she won't make it to 30. Add to it that she's bipolar and has a 6 year old son and it's fricking awful. I honestly don't know how my aunt and uncle are doing it. But I do know it's aged my grandmother something awful the past few years.
When she's sober she's genuinely a good person. But I have a hard time not hating her for what she's doing to our family.
When she's sober she's genuinely a good person. But I have a hard time not hating her for what she's doing to our family.
This post was edited on 2/8/15 at 11:43 am
Posted on 2/8/15 at 11:42 am to RLDSC FAN
1. he's gotta want to change
2. he's gotta get away from his drug-peers
2. he's gotta get away from his drug-peers
Posted on 2/8/15 at 11:43 am to RLDSC FAN
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They'll have to go thru a lengthy eviction process to get him out.
They could get him arrested if they really wanted him out but that is a tough call for a parent. Sadly there is nothing you guys can do for him until he wants help, unless of course you are willing to get him locked up. I had a few friends on meth after HS and they all got cleaned up once they did some time but nothing else worked.
Posted on 2/8/15 at 11:43 am to RLDSC FAN
Meth is straight from hell.
Posted on 2/8/15 at 11:44 am to RLDSC FAN
No but that sounds horrible
Posted on 2/8/15 at 11:45 am to RLDSC FAN
Is he shooting it up?
Posted on 2/8/15 at 11:45 am to RLDSC FAN
Sorry to hear that
I hope no one ever tried drugs
Too much heartache results
I hope no one ever tried drugs
Too much heartache results
Posted on 2/8/15 at 11:47 am to RLDSC FAN
I wish your brother and your family the best. I was that guy in my family with my alcohol abuse. My family would cringe at get togethers when I reached for my first Dewars on the rocks. It's been over 19 years now since I have had a drink. The tragedy of addiction and the impact that it has on a family is simply devastating.
Posted on 2/8/15 at 11:51 am to RLDSC FAN
Know someone going through that shite right now with their family. Your brother has to want to change for anything to happen. Good line from fear and loathing is you can turn your back on people but never turn your back to a drug. I know he is family but on that shite he is dangerous and unpredictable.
Posted on 2/8/15 at 12:02 pm to RLDSC FAN
No.
Sounds like he doesn't want to stop. (shrugs)
Sounds like he doesn't want to stop. (shrugs)
Posted on 2/8/15 at 12:08 pm to RLDSC FAN
Yes, opiates are a terrible thing
Posted on 2/8/15 at 12:10 pm to RLDSC FAN
My brother was a high-functioning addict. He went into treatment for the first time at age 15. He was a really sweet guy and we never had to deal with all the really bad stuff like stealing and manipulating family members but he just did drugs like it was a second identity. He spared us the worst of it and there was never a time where we did not love him or welcome him into our home. He never became a drug zombie who was bereft of morals and compassion. He retained his humanity throughout his terrible tragic self-destructive addiction until the day he overdosed and we buried him. Looking back, I wish I had had even more compassion for him. He was a sweet, loving brother and a great guy. He just had a tragic, self-destructive flaw. I sure do miss him.
Posted on 2/8/15 at 12:12 pm to RLDSC FAN
Yep. My step mom. I have so many great stories
She claims her sobriety back to when she got out of palmetto for being found passed out after shooting up some pain pills and hitting her head on the toilet while she was supposed to be watching my little sister.
Before that she lost a DON job for pills and got arrested for taking a home health patient's pills.
But she's had numerous times where she broke her sobriety. But it's like she chooses to pretend those didn't happen. At one point she got addicted to drinking listerine. I guess it was ok bc it wasn't really alcohol. I had to go pick her up from a fb game where my sister was on the homecoming court and she was wasted and embarrassing the shite out of her. I drove her home. Then cleaned about ten listerine bottles out of her car
And many times of abusing pills again. But she never got as bad off as she was before palmetto
She claims her sobriety back to when she got out of palmetto for being found passed out after shooting up some pain pills and hitting her head on the toilet while she was supposed to be watching my little sister.
Before that she lost a DON job for pills and got arrested for taking a home health patient's pills.
But she's had numerous times where she broke her sobriety. But it's like she chooses to pretend those didn't happen. At one point she got addicted to drinking listerine. I guess it was ok bc it wasn't really alcohol. I had to go pick her up from a fb game where my sister was on the homecoming court and she was wasted and embarrassing the shite out of her. I drove her home. Then cleaned about ten listerine bottles out of her car
And many times of abusing pills again. But she never got as bad off as she was before palmetto
Posted on 2/8/15 at 12:18 pm to RLDSC FAN
quote:
Have you ever had a family member struggle with drug abuse?
I am a former heroin/oxycontin addict who got clean at the age of 25. It was hell getting sober but obviously the best choice I ever made.
My advice is to be supportive of their recovery, but don't get down on yourself if and when they relapse. They will not get sober until they actually want to be sober.
You cannot half arse recovery, you are either 100% in or you are going to keep relapsing.
This post was edited on 2/8/15 at 12:20 pm
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