My son's addiction

January 09, 2018, 08:37 AM

JimTheo

My son's addiction

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Originally posted by jimmy123x:
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Originally posted by irreverent:
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Originally posted by cgode:
damn...this hits home....i’m in the beginning stages of dealing with this with my daughter...she’s 17 and addicted heroin and our family is reeling! I’m pretty much lost right now and looking for answers...I’m getting the feeling there just aren’t any.

That and she IS a minor. Send her to an out of state rehab ASAP before she turns 18
You have an opportunity. She’s young and hopefully not too deep yet. Get her well away (physically and emotionally) from the people she is hanging with. Like 4 states worth. Then you might have a chance.
My best to you. I’m sure there are others here that have better advice, but pulling an addict completely out of the circle they are in, and offering new healthier choices may work.

My Step daughter was addicted at 16. Wife was an enabler for a while. Daughter would be gone for days, then show up unannounced. It just kills you. What saved us is Al-anon. Gave us the strength to toss the daughter out of the house when she was 25, no more support other than moral and listening. Proud of my wife when she got the strength. Two years later the daughter hit her bottom but was able to clean up and get a decent job and move on.

She is doing well now.
There is hope. YOU need to be strong. Go to Al-anon.

January 09, 2018, 08:40 AM

dry-fly

Just my experience, I *never* felt any kind of high on Oxy, just relief of about 60% of pain. Again, I think it affects everyone differently to a degree.

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Originally posted by XLT:
I'm sorry to hear that hopefully it will all work out in a positive way in the near future.

I do have a question on the addiction part of this, when I broke my ankle and had surgery I was prescribed the same drugs but never felt any kind of high or nice feeling it was just having the pain go away and that was all. I only used them for maybe a 2 weeks and quit because the severe pain went away.

my question is do they make you feel high or intoxicated like drunk ? just wondering sorry if this is the wrong place and time to ask.

January 09, 2018, 09:31 AM

justjoe

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In 2007, Purdue Pharma settled the criminal charges by paying a $634 million fine.6 The executives who perpetrated the crimes were not sentenced to serve any jail time and the company was allowed to continue selling different versions of oxycodone-containing drugs.14,15

January 09, 2018, 10:00 AM

rocket72

There's plenty of information out there about the Sackler family and how all this came to be and the culture they created. It's a damn shame the whole lot of it.

January 09, 2018, 10:21 AM

cne32507

I have been getting addiction advice from this family friend for years. She carries an SP2022 W.German triple serial, so she's GTG. Many here know of her son JJ Reeves on TGB.

Connie.

The organization she founded, Pathways for Change, rehabilitates criminals and has a very good recidivism rate. But first, their drug addiction must be broken. They have success with this, but their failures haunt her. She lost one to OD just the other day: He had been clean for over a year, well on his way back to society. Connie speaks frankly, and was going to evaluate my son this spring and make recommendations. This is on hold now, as the judge will be making the "recommendations."

January 09, 2018, 10:26 AM

sybo

Prayers sent for your Son AND your family. So sad, I hear more and more of this every day.....

January 09, 2018, 10:30 AM

Skins2881

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Originally posted by JimTheo:
...... Two years later the daughter hit her bottom but was able to clean up and get a decent job and move on.

She is doing well now.
There is hope. YOU need to be strong. Go to Al-anon.

That's awesome, and rare, congratulations on getting your daughter back.

January 09, 2018, 10:31 AM

sig229-SAS

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Originally posted by cne32507:
My youngest son (38 YO) is an opioid addict. This was a smart, personable, handsome man until drugs brought him down: He graduated from the University of Florida, has an MBA, a CPA (no small feat in Florida.) He was injured surfing years ago and had oxycontin prescribed for oral surgery. The addiction started to show the next year when he was sitting for his CPA exam series. He was eventually fired from his accounting position and several subsequent jobs. He has weaned off Suboxone several times and relapsed in 6 months. He had a car wreck the other day and was arrested for DUI and heroin possession.

The next steps are lawyers, court, jail, rehab. He has no money (of course.) It tears me up that he has failed so miserably.

Although he has crashed this may be true turning point in his life. It will be totally up to him though. He really has to want to change and that has to be the most difficult step of all. Prayers for the family and your son.

January 09, 2018, 10:37 AM

snoris

This is a tough one, and there's no "one size fits all" answer. Lots of people have posted good advice so far, along with others whose experiences are heart-wrenching. Good luck.

January 09, 2018, 10:38 AM

jhe888

I am so sorry. My best to you and him.

January 09, 2018, 11:12 AM

lcbjr77

I'm so sorry to hear your situation, I'm sending prayers for you, your son and your family

January 09, 2018, 11:46 AM

JimTheo

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Originally posted by Skins2881:
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Originally posted by JimTheo:
...... Two years later the daughter hit her bottom but was able to clean up and get a decent job and move on.

She is doing well now.
There is hope. YOU need to be strong. Go to Al-anon.

That's awesome, and rare, congratulations on getting your daughter back.

Yeah, we know. Could have gone either way. Thanks -

January 09, 2018, 11:54 AM

Browndrake

I can't imagine going through this with one of my kids. Don't lose hope! I'm praying for a good outcome.

January 09, 2018, 12:08 PM

cworetired

So very sorry for what You and the family are going through

January 09, 2018, 01:35 PM

Link to the 60 MINUTES broadcast...Ex-DEA agent: Opioid crisis fueled by drug industry and Congress

Whistleblower Joe Rannazzisi says drug distributors pumped opioids into U.S. communities -- knowing that people were dying -- and says industry lobbyists and Congress derailed the DEA's efforts to stop it.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/e...dustry-and-congress/

January 09, 2018, 04:05 PM

357fuzz

You have my prayers. I hope the best for your family.

January 09, 2018, 07:01 PM

cne32507

Thanks to all who responded here and privately or just thought "Here, by the grace of God, go I." Your expressions of sympathy are appreciated. I will get through it; not so sure about my adult son or his mother.

January 09, 2018, 08:00 PM

Jeff Yarchin

I am very sorry.

January 09, 2018, 08:30 PM

Sigfest

My best wishes to you and your family.

January 09, 2018, 09:27 PM

Sig Sauer Kraut

I am sorry to hear about your son and about everyone in this thread that has family members struggling with this. You’re in my thoughts.

OP, you may be right to be in favor of jail. Hopefully that can get your son started on kicking his addiction. Tough situation.