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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, if it is heroin, you need to ditch the kid ASAP.

There is no saving a heroin addict. It will just end with pain and suffering for the entire family. Change the locks and don't let him in.[/quote]

You are wrong. I have family members who have been as low as you would like, who are now clean, sober and well-employed. [/quote]

Don't you dare tell me I don't know what its like. My 22 year old son is a heroin/multi-drug addict and has been since age 16. If I could have him alive again, I would do ANYTHING. Sadly, the truth is, as soon as he stuck a needle in his veins he was dead. The only thing you can do is kick him out, change the locks, and hold a funeral for the human being he is.

Look at the stats. The only successful method of getting 'clean' is to give them a script for suboxone or methadone, aka legal heroin, to pad the stats. That's not clean, that's just being a legal junkie.[/quote]

I'm really, really sorry about your son.  But your story doesn't ring true for everyone.  I have a family member who was a heroin addict for nine years.  He started at age 14.  He finally got clean and stayed clean about two years ago.  He is doing great.  It took inpatient care and a drastic change in his environment.  But he did it.  He was on methadone for about six months.  He is off of everything now. He has a great job and is engaged to be married.  They can recover.  They have to learn to want to live more than they want  the drug.  Unfortunately, many just don't get there.  But some do.  You don't give up on children.  Ever.[/quote]

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