Hi my name is Valerie and am new to the board. Please bare with me as I learn to navigate 🙂 My son is my addict. my sweet loving and fun boy has turned into someone I don’t know anymore. He started smoking pot in high school (he will turn 25 in June) and is now on opiods and heroin. It sickens me to watch him throw his time away, he’s been in 3 rehabs and when he comes out he does well for about a month. he has since moved back in with my husband and I and we cannot watch this. I am trying not to “fix” it for him, but as a mom that’s my first reaction. I don’t understand it at all and I just cry at night and pray really hard. I am in need of support so I found this board and hope I can gain some insight. Thank you!
Hi Valerie –
Your situation sounds identical to mine. My son is almost 24, started with pot in high school, three rehabs, and is now a heroin addict. He went to rehab for the third time January 2020. He was in for 3 weeks then step down on hospital property for one month. He moved to a 1/2 way house and was settling in to a new job when Covid hit and the lockdown happened. He seemed to be managing but once he got cash in his hand he used, eventually getting kicked out. He’s now using his stimulus check for drugs temporary housing. I feel so hopeless.
I’m so sorry you are going through this too. It it so horrible and I feel as hopeless and lost as you do. My son has a 3 year old son and he sees him high and it just breaks my heart. We live in KY and have a law where you can have someone admitted to rehab if you think it will save their life, i’m in the process of working with our county attorney to start this. But still, if someone is not willing to work the program, not much saving can happen. Our little town has had 20 OD’s in the last week with one death, I think the worst thing for me is I can’t fix it – I want to fix it and that is my struggle. My mind tells me he has to make the decision and do the work, my heart tells me he’s such a good kid and truly has a beautiful heart and I can love him through this. UGHHHH! Prayers and hugs for you!
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