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re: Anyone have a family member that threw their life away with drugs?
Posted on 2/7/24 at 8:33 pm to kciDAtaE
Posted on 2/7/24 at 8:33 pm to kciDAtaE
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Addiction is a battle. Talk to a professional. You aren’t equipped to deal with this
It's not just addiction at this point. That I'd be happy to deal with. His brain is gone. He's a different person. And I fricking hate him for it.
I should've beat some sense into him 10 years ago when he started done this path. That's my failure.
This post was edited on 2/7/24 at 8:35 pm
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Posted on 2/7/24 at 8:34 pm to Scuttle But
Dude got hooked on whip-its?????
shite I did 10,000 of those things in Panama City back it the day but never heard or anyone becoming addicted
shite I did 10,000 of those things in Panama City back it the day but never heard or anyone becoming addicted
Posted on 2/7/24 at 8:35 pm to Scuttle But
my step son
heroin addict for ten years
died september of 2023
was 30 years old
he had liver failure, kidney failure, hepatitis C, MRSA staph infection, and endocarditis when he passed
he was one of those people that had to do everything himself and his way, no matter what the consequences and no matter how much anyone tried to help. tell him the handle is hot and he would touch the handle anyway
he died sedated in a hospital surrounded by grandparents, me and my wife and his dad. we always feared we would get a call that he was found dead on a stoop or on a sidewalk somewhere
a damn shame and a total waste
heroin addict for ten years
died september of 2023
was 30 years old
he had liver failure, kidney failure, hepatitis C, MRSA staph infection, and endocarditis when he passed
he was one of those people that had to do everything himself and his way, no matter what the consequences and no matter how much anyone tried to help. tell him the handle is hot and he would touch the handle anyway
he died sedated in a hospital surrounded by grandparents, me and my wife and his dad. we always feared we would get a call that he was found dead on a stoop or on a sidewalk somewhere
a damn shame and a total waste
Posted on 2/7/24 at 8:38 pm to Scuttle But
My younger sister was a pharmaceutical sales rep selling Ambien, doing very well …. she was beautiful (no pics). Started using her company credit card for personal use like taking overseas trips, they even gave her a second chance to pay back the money, but she kept abusing that privilege so she got fired from her job.
she soon got addicted to Adderall and it’s been downhill ever since and it that 20 years ago. She goes to several doctors to get her prescriptions filled and with everything being so digitally connected these days, it is fricking incredible that she actually gets her shite filled at pharmacies, I know because my mother enables her and takes her to get them filled. That is a whole Other rabbit hole of my fricked up family then I don’t want to go down.
My parents pay for some ramshackle apartment that has a crappy TV and a couch that she sleeps on every night, it’s a very sad and helpless thing to say, but we have all come to terms with the fact that she probably won’t be alive very much longer
she soon got addicted to Adderall and it’s been downhill ever since and it that 20 years ago. She goes to several doctors to get her prescriptions filled and with everything being so digitally connected these days, it is fricking incredible that she actually gets her shite filled at pharmacies, I know because my mother enables her and takes her to get them filled. That is a whole Other rabbit hole of my fricked up family then I don’t want to go down.
My parents pay for some ramshackle apartment that has a crappy TV and a couch that she sleeps on every night, it’s a very sad and helpless thing to say, but we have all come to terms with the fact that she probably won’t be alive very much longer
Posted on 2/7/24 at 8:40 pm to Scuttle But
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It's not just addiction at this point. That I'd be happy to deal with. His brain is gone. He's a different person. And I fricking hate him for it. I should've beat some sense into him 10 years ago when he started done this path. That's my failure.
Talk to a professional. You have no idea what you’re dealing with.
Posted on 2/7/24 at 8:41 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
All that for Adderall?
Posted on 2/7/24 at 8:42 pm to joshnorris14
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With that said, is his brain actually "fried"? I find it hard to believe that after a few months it is irreversibly significantly damaged.
If he passed out with a mask on he most certainly can have a brain injury from hypoxia.
Posted on 2/7/24 at 8:43 pm to Scuttle But
First cousin OD'd on a speedball. She was 32.
Posted on 2/7/24 at 8:43 pm to Scuttle But
Cousin. Wealthy,prominent family. If you're from Beaumont-Port Arthur you might recognize the name. Had every material advantage growing up. Was a very good tennis player, always going to camps. Somewhere along the way she went from being a tennis fiend to being a cocaine fiend, then a heroin fiend. At one point she was living on the street in Houston. After several relapses she finally got clean and seems to be doing alright except for a case of Hep C that will eventually require a liver transplant. All her money is in a trust that pays her living expenses directly. She has minimal access to spending cash.
Posted on 2/7/24 at 8:44 pm to Scuttle But
Yep. Three of my cousins and one of them is dead. No help can happen if they remain in the same environment
Posted on 2/7/24 at 8:45 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
so many people on opiods that kick, stay sober for a while, fall off the wagon, miscalculate their dose based on their old tolerance levels and OD
or they fall off the wagon, buy from an unfamiliar dealer, get smack laced with fentanyl and OD and die
there are four guys in Lafayette I know that this happened to, three of them were family men
so sad
or they fall off the wagon, buy from an unfamiliar dealer, get smack laced with fentanyl and OD and die
there are four guys in Lafayette I know that this happened to, three of them were family men
so sad
This post was edited on 2/7/24 at 8:56 pm
Posted on 2/7/24 at 8:49 pm to Scuttle But
Lost my only sibling - my big brother 20 years ago this year. Very few families escape unscathed these days with drugs and alcohol. My advice- double down on the love and support you give your parents. Consider having your brother whacked. Slightly serious.
Posted on 2/7/24 at 8:50 pm to Scuttle But
Brother got hooked on pain killers after knee surgery about 20 years ago. Graduated to IV heroin use. Has severe liver damage. Parents spent over $100,000 on him thru the years. Now they are approaching 80 and taking care of him
because he is homeless and not able to hold down a job.
because he is homeless and not able to hold down a job.
Posted on 2/7/24 at 8:51 pm to Scuttle But
I just read up on nitrous oxide.. Damn, it can damage a person's DNA.
Seriously, I think most people (depending on the size of the family) has at least one addict or at least knows someone who is an addict. Its a crisis we don't hear much about.
Seriously, I think most people (depending on the size of the family) has at least one addict or at least knows someone who is an addict. Its a crisis we don't hear much about.
Posted on 2/7/24 at 8:53 pm to Scuttle But
I had a cousin that was found dead on the side of the road from a suspected fentayl laced dose. The family urged him to get help for years but he just never bought in.
Posted on 2/7/24 at 8:54 pm to jdd48
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The family urged him to get help for years but he just never bought in.
His family is lucky. The struggle is over
Posted on 2/7/24 at 8:56 pm to Scuttle But
How the hell did he get that fd up from nitrous?? That doesn’t make sense.
Posted on 2/7/24 at 8:57 pm to GillGo37
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If he passed out with a mask on he most certainly can have a brain injury from hypoxia.
Isn't NO used in hypoxia treatment
Posted on 2/7/24 at 8:59 pm to kciDAtaE
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That’s a thing? I didn’t think nitrous could do that.
It replaces the oxygen in your brain. Brain cells die from lack of oxygen. Same as huffing paint and other stuff.
Literally fries the brain cells.
Posted on 2/7/24 at 9:00 pm to UltimaParadox
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They steal from family members that care about them that makes it hard to keep helping.
By “helping” they are enabling. If you want to help an addict you can’t give them anything. My brother in law is going through this right now. He’s young, but he’s smart as hell and recognized he had a problem. At just 21 years old he went to his parents and asked to be checked into rehab and is following through with the programs. He’s moved to Texas where he’s in a halfway house now and we were told we can’t give him anything because it just enables him. They set him up with a short term place to live and a job and after that he’s on his own. I guess we’ll see how that turns out.
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