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re: Anyone have a family member that threw their life away with drugs?
Posted on 2/8/24 at 7:30 am to Scuttle But
Posted on 2/8/24 at 7:30 am to Scuttle But
I am that family member. It puts some much stress on the rest of the family. I had no idea how much until i got sober nearly 12 years ago. I will never be able to let go of that guilt.
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Posted on 2/8/24 at 7:30 am to boosiebadazz
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Have the doctors told you this is permanent? The brain can heal itself depending on how it was damaged.
Unfortunately once the brain cells die, they are gone forever. In younger people, other areas of the brain can try to make up for loss functions. Stay away from things that damage your brain, especially under 25 when your frontal lobe is still developing. Decline starts as early mid 30’s, so accelerating that will affect you later in life.
Brain health nutrition is a growing field. Many studies show that adhering to a lifestyle like the Mediterranean diet slows degeneration and keeps you functioning at a higher level later in life.
I, of course, don’t follow that advice, so my wife will outlive me by 20 years. I’m a “we my get hit by a bus tomorrow” subscriber.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 7:47 am to num1lsufan
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Yes. Everybody has one
False. I do not. Nor do I have any friends who have.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 7:49 am to Scuttle But
There are a couple of pothead underachievers but no one in my family ruined their own life
Posted on 2/8/24 at 8:00 am to Scuttle But
Nitrous Oxide does not kill brain cells, heavy usage will mess up your b12 levels and may require daily injections, but it does not destroy brain cells, but can destroy your nervous system, affecting your brain. Nitrous is an approved anesthetic, and food grade is 99.9% pure. If he quits his usage, he’ll return, but his b12 damage will take years to recover and may not. Failing to breathe to achieve “a greater high” is the leading cause of brain damage, if it does arise, it’s the lack of oxygen and less the N2O.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 8:19 am to Scuttle But
Had a semi-estranged cousin get hooked on booze and various drugs. Didn't see her for years. One day maybe five years ago in winter I'm in a bad spot and decide to spend a few nights at the camp in early spring. I notice the door is open on my parents' cabin and I chalk it up to my own carelessness from the last time I was there. Maybe I forgot to latch it and it blew open. I walk in and the TV is gone, there are multiple broken gin bottles, our booze is missing, couple picture frames on the floor with shattered glass. WTF this sucks. I don't want my parents to have to clean it up so I spend hours dealing with it. Grandkids and broken glass don't mix.
Six weeks later my mom gets a mysterious facebook direct message from a stranger. Says "You probably don't remember me, I'm friends with your niece and she brought me over years ago a few times. You were really nice to us so I'm spilling the beans on her. She went to your camp and got wasted and trashed the place. The TV was sold to pay for ___"
She denied it and her dad said she is out of the house and thus not under his control. No offer to buy us a TV.
Overall the damage wasn't that bad, just a giant mess. It wasn't worth pushing the matter but we told her we installed cameras and would press charges next time.
Six weeks later my mom gets a mysterious facebook direct message from a stranger. Says "You probably don't remember me, I'm friends with your niece and she brought me over years ago a few times. You were really nice to us so I'm spilling the beans on her. She went to your camp and got wasted and trashed the place. The TV was sold to pay for ___"
She denied it and her dad said she is out of the house and thus not under his control. No offer to buy us a TV.
Overall the damage wasn't that bad, just a giant mess. It wasn't worth pushing the matter but we told her we installed cameras and would press charges next time.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 8:23 am to Scuttle But
One of my cousins died a few years ago from a massive heart attack from doing cocaine. My cousins on Dads side have all been to rehab and jail.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 8:29 am to joshnorris14
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My parents are a goddamn wreck. They feel like they've failed
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Objectively, they have. It's a reasonable feeling.
Unless they neglected him or used drugs around him, that’s a ridicuolous thing to say, not to mention really cruel.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 8:37 am to Scuttle But
Pretty much twice.
Older brother wasn't "bad" on drugs, but he partied, and didn't really have a future. But functional and still made a living. Got in a bad wreck that damn near killed him. He had maybe 1% life left. Got through that, got clean, and was a completely different person. He was happy, goofy, and loving. Everyone loved to be around him again because he was silly. He had a little brain damage so we wasn't 100% there. Eventually pain meds turned into a little weed here and there, then it just snowballed. Got bad on meth, people took advantage of him, just completely went to shite. The last couple years of his life no one talked to him, just simply from not knowing where he was. Ended up in another car accident, this time he was in the back seat, not high, but unbuckled. Went through the windshield and died. Not saying drugs killed him, but he wasn't surrounded by love. Sucks.
Older brother wasn't "bad" on drugs, but he partied, and didn't really have a future. But functional and still made a living. Got in a bad wreck that damn near killed him. He had maybe 1% life left. Got through that, got clean, and was a completely different person. He was happy, goofy, and loving. Everyone loved to be around him again because he was silly. He had a little brain damage so we wasn't 100% there. Eventually pain meds turned into a little weed here and there, then it just snowballed. Got bad on meth, people took advantage of him, just completely went to shite. The last couple years of his life no one talked to him, just simply from not knowing where he was. Ended up in another car accident, this time he was in the back seat, not high, but unbuckled. Went through the windshield and died. Not saying drugs killed him, but he wasn't surrounded by love. Sucks.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 8:47 am to TigerLunatik
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I am that family member. It puts some much stress on the rest of the family. I had no idea how much until i got sober nearly 12 years ago. I will never be able to let go of that guil
Same here. Sober 7.5 years. I shudder when I think of all the sleepless nights my poor mother endured while I battled chronic alcoholism. So many wasted years.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 8:51 am to Scuttle But
Take him to the er and leave him
Posted on 2/8/24 at 9:00 am to supadave3
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Same here. Sober 7.5 years. I shudder when I think of all the sleepless nights my poor mother endured while I battled chronic alcoholism. So many wasted years.
Been sober for 20, but I had a rough 4 year period. Folks were more patient with me than they should have been.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 9:06 am to Scuttle But
He's not permanently "gone" from doing nitrous. He'll be fine as long as he can get his shite together.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 9:10 am to Scuttle But
Got a family member who was given nearly anything he needed for college , got hooked , flunked out, bounced around numerous rehabs , now in jail. I have zero time for this family member and absolutely no respect .
Posted on 2/8/24 at 9:13 am to UltimaParadox
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Addiction seems like it just gets a hold of certain people and it turns then into just a hurricane of pain and suffering. They steal from family members that care about them that makes it hard to keep helping. Truly awful to see
It does. I have a friend who spent about 25 years chasing opiates. Threw away a good career as a pharmacist, lost his wife, his house, most of his friends and family. He has been straight for a few years now, but has a pretty menial existence. At an age where he should be nearing a good retirement, he is working an hourly job and supporting himself with government assistance. He has repaired some lost relationships, but not all.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 9:17 am to Scuttle But
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he got himself hooked on nitrous oxide
this is common amongst the dental profession
Posted on 2/8/24 at 9:17 am to Bjorn Cyborg
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All that for Adderall
It's the legal form of Meth. Honestly, if you really want to quit Adderall, you can. You just have to want to quit. There are no withdrawal symptoms. After about 3 weeks, you realize "I don't need this shite".
Posted on 2/8/24 at 9:24 am to Supermoto Tiger
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It's the legal form of Meth. Honestly, if you really want to quit Adderall, you can. You just have to want to quit. There are no withdrawal symptoms. After about 3 weeks, you realize "I don't need this shite".
I know and I agree. I’ve certainly heard of people addicted to Adderall, but I’ve never heard of someone’s life being ruined over it. It seemed more like being addicted to nicotine, where it could be a burden but not life-altering.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 9:31 am to jbird7
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jbird7
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My dad, but with booze.
Similar story with my old man (minus the affair part) It ended up killing him at 51 years old. By the end, his skin was bright yellow and his mind was all but gone. Died with a whiskey and diet coke in his hand.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 9:41 am to Bjorn Cyborg
My older cousin. She was a gorgeous brunette that did some modelling in the BR and NO area when she was in her teens. But she was a spoiled rich kid who had everything handed to her and didn't appreciate any of it. She was always the cousin that instigated trouble when all of us kids got together at family gatherings. She was the first to sneak cigarettes and booze out to our tree house in the woods, and she hung out with the "bad kids" at Broadmoor High School. Booze led to weed led to coke led to heroin. She was a party girl in the 80s and flying high. Then her boyfriend, while high or drunk or both, lost control of the car and they hit an oncoming car head on. My cousin faceplanted the windshield and the driver of the other car was killed. As is usually the case, the BF was merely scratched. My beautiful cousin ended up with hamburger for a face and a slice so close to her carotid artery that it's a miracle she lived.
From there her life went downhill fast. Painkillers and meth became her life. I lost touch with her but one time while out with some college buddies we decide to go to Cowgirls strip club. We walk in and my cousin's best friend, who I'd known since we were kids was on stage. I could have been knocked over with a feather. She was always attractive so I was pretty stoked seeing her naked. We get a seat and watch her set. When it ends she comes over and tells me my cousin is up next. I told my friends "guys, we have to go. I can't see this." They knew how pretty my cousin used to be and one wanted to stay, but I said "I'm leaving" and the group agreed.
The next I heard of her was my uncle calling to tell me she had died from Hepatitis and other complications. She was 48.
Such a waste of a life.
Every time I hear this song I think of her:
Broken Window Serenade
From there her life went downhill fast. Painkillers and meth became her life. I lost touch with her but one time while out with some college buddies we decide to go to Cowgirls strip club. We walk in and my cousin's best friend, who I'd known since we were kids was on stage. I could have been knocked over with a feather. She was always attractive so I was pretty stoked seeing her naked. We get a seat and watch her set. When it ends she comes over and tells me my cousin is up next. I told my friends "guys, we have to go. I can't see this." They knew how pretty my cousin used to be and one wanted to stay, but I said "I'm leaving" and the group agreed.
The next I heard of her was my uncle calling to tell me she had died from Hepatitis and other complications. She was 48.
Such a waste of a life.
Every time I hear this song I think of her:
Broken Window Serenade
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