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Heroin Addiction
by quinster, Nov 26, 2007 07:22PM
Hi. I need some help and advice urgently.
My husband has been addicted to drugs for the last 12 years. We have been married for nearly a year, together for 3 and we have an 18 month old son.
He relapsed about 3 months after our son was born, his main problem was pure speed, but for the last 2 months he has been on heroin. he went to rehab for heroin about 5 years ago. he's been using more and more regularly, from once a week to now every 2-3 days.
I am terrified. i don't want to lose him but i just don't know what I can do to help him. He wants to stop, every time he does smack, he feels so guilty that he wants to kill himself. I don't want to be a 21 year old widow with our boy. i don't want to lose my man, i love him so much.
I just don't know what to do, or what to say, or how to help him. please please give me some kind of insight of to what I can do before it's too late.
My husband has been addicted to drugs for the last 12 years. We have been married for nearly a year, together for 3 and we have an 18 month old son.
He relapsed about 3 months after our son was born, his main problem was pure speed, but for the last 2 months he has been on heroin. he went to rehab for heroin about 5 years ago. he's been using more and more regularly, from once a week to now every 2-3 days.
I am terrified. i don't want to lose him but i just don't know what I can do to help him. He wants to stop, every time he does smack, he feels so guilty that he wants to kill himself. I don't want to be a 21 year old widow with our boy. i don't want to lose my man, i love him so much.
I just don't know what to do, or what to say, or how to help him. please please give me some kind of insight of to what I can do before it's too late.
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my experience with H, with my own experience, and those very close to me, is every day you do it you are taking 1 step deeper. if there is a "resolve" in your hubby i say SEIZE THE DAY. do it now, today, or start researching it today. again, someone with more experience will say some more specific words - - but there are so many options - rehap, na, methadone, detox, beu-something, addiction drs. if your hubby already has a history & is in the mix again i would imagine there is not one clear cut answer. he (and you) should be a sponge of all the information out there. hope more pass more specific answers on.
and for you a friends & family of narcotics ananymous (or if you can not find narcotics related friends & family groups you can also search alanon (even though alchohol based you will still find people in your position there).
everyone says it - it is your hubby's recovery & he has to find his way. but it is great you are involved & supportive.
oh, i am sending you the best of wishes. i hope someone can help out more than my babble. you are not alone AT ALL!!!!! and your family is #1. :)