I'm a drug addict. I'm clean. Ask me any question.

Well when your fucked up on that substance, its ruling you at the present time. Dumass

I have a question. My son is 25 years old and has had problems with drug and alcohol addiction since he was 18. I raised 4 boys in a drug and alcohol free home. I was a single mother and I was also a Police Officer while I was raising them. I have never suffered addiction problems so it is so hard for me to understand it, then being a Police Officer just made me sick to have to deal with drunks and drug addicts it kinda shuts off any empathy I might have for them, or for my son. So my question to you is: How do I get help for someone I love more dearly than my own life? I have tried everything. I have even done the tough love bit, and he is not allowed to be in my house alone because he steals anything he can get his hands on. He lies, steals and goes to jail on a regular basis. I want so badly to help him I just don't know how. So if you can give me any idea's I would be so thankful. I would like to say though, I am proud of you for staying sober, I wish you a long and clear headed life. Every day that you wake up sober you should start your day with a smile and be proud of yourself for coming full circle.

Lady Nightmare

pot was a fantastic addition to my life when i first began using it. it became a personified entity in my life...it became a close friend. i have seen only a handful of people, and their certainly are some, that can use it responsibly....responsibly being that they do not progress on to harder drugs and that it doesn't consume their lives. i became unsatisfied with pot because i began craving a more intense high from any number of things. i was unable to use it as it should be used, if used at all. without a doubt, however, if pot is going to be compared to other drugs, it is far far far safer than alcohol. i don't crave mary jane and never will. it is unsatisfying, as i've delved into the much harsher side of substance abuse.

to each his own. i can't smoke pot successfully, and 99 percent of people that do can't smoke it successfully. kudos to you if you can. if you are capable of limiting yourself to an occasional toke, it's a wonderful little plant. very unlikely that you or anyone else can, though...statistically.

ummm....for me....the drugs and alcohol just had to run their course with me. every addict hits a different bottom. note that in my case, i had had enough. i voluntarily checked myself into rehab. someone forcing me to go would've accomplished nothing.

a friend of mine who was a doctor and knew about the pitfalls and medical aspect of addiction told me at one point in a brief statement, and without any judgement whatsoever....."hey, man, i don't know exactly what level your drug use is at...but if you ever want help, call me and i'll be there in 30 minutes. we'll get you some help and you can start to live again."

those words stuck constantly for several weeks. i called him up right before the beginning of a binge and told him i'd be in a certain room at a certain hotel, and if he'd pick me up at a certain time 3 days later, i would accept his help. he responded with "absolutely."

he was true to his word, showed up on time, and i was in a treatment center a few hours later. i was so intensely addicted, physically, emotionally and spiritually, that i had to "manufacture" my own way into rehab. i knew, for instance, that the only time my brain functioned with remorse, shame and the desire for help was at the end of a multi-day binge. there was a brief window of crashing that lasted perhaps one or who hours, and i knew i would have to take advantage of that if i wanted to live. something inside my soul didn't want to die. i bought my drugs, checked into a hotel, made the phone call to my friend and hit my binge. i arranged help for myself ahead of time. does that help at all?

just tell your son without judgement that you will be there to help him when he asks for it. when the call does come, drop everything and get there. have a treatment facility prearranged.

Thanks. Like I said, though, I've got no money and no way to pay back. I was hoping that there were some kind of state programs.

boring

yes...make some phone calls, man. of course there are state funded programs. you can get state funding through private treatment facilities. just make phone calls and get help. go get high if you need to, then get back on the computer and find some numbers. start living.

you could, at the very least, insult this thread properly, fucker.

fuck..... YOU

Thank your for your reply and information. I am glad you had your friend to help you, so many others do not. My son does know that when he is finally ready to get help that I will be there no matter what. He has gone into rehab a few times but checks out before the first week is up. He says that rehab won't work for him and that when he decides to get clean he can do it by himself. Thank you again and I hope for you a long and sober life.
Peace, Lady Nightmare

yea...rehab only detoxes your body and gives you the chance of living clean. it, if you go through the detox process, gives you the choice of using or not.