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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My Father is addicted to Narcotics -- prescription narcotics for pain.  He is about 78 years old, and was doing 140 g of the meds daily; he has overdosed at least 8 times since 2014.  Oh, and he grinds the pills and snorts them.  The doctors are (correctly) weaning him off; he claims he is doing about 20-30 g/day.  But, a week ago Thursday, he found his stash (my step mom had hidden it and gave him his daily doses every morning).  He OD'd again.

He was sent to the ER.  His wife basically threw him out, and my sister (who is local with him), sat with him.  With that surge, it was clear the process of weaning him off the meds is not working, because my father cares about the drugs than anything else.  It was clear to me that he had been coddled too long.  I decided it was was time for an intervention my sister and his wife agreed.

I dropped everything, and flew across country.  We met with the doctor yesterday -- sister and I; wife wanted nothing to do with it.  He was blatantly lying to the doctor, but the doctor stood firm -- only relenting in allowing a more rapid and controlled taper with a series of prescriptions for one days meds, each day with fewer with the previous meeting.

I talked to him about the need for help -- the psychological component of the addiction.  He refused.  I talked to him about the consequences of a relapse:  I would report him to the state medical board (he is a retired physician and has a medical license; his retirement was hastened because he came to work stoned), and DMV -- as his driving stoned will kill someone. [b] He threatened to kill the family, points out that he has a gun.  And will use it.
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I am basically ready to leave today.  [/quote]

I went through this with my mother, who was an RN. She eventually died in a car accident that she caused. She was driving under the influence. She caused a 6 car accident by crossing the center line on a rural highway.  She died at the scene. The passenger in another vehicle had to be be airlifted from the scene and later died.

I tried everything. I reported her to her licensing board. I talked to her doctors. I talked to her. I fought with her. We had a couple of trips to the ER and ICU for overdoses. Nothing worked.

I am so sorry. I hope your father gets better. If he is not willing to consent to treatment, though, there isn't much that you can do. Protect yourself. Help the other people in your family protect themselves.  Get as far away from the wreckage as you can. 
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