my brother's addiction

[puppypal]

OK I understand all to well about pain management and the works of it being that I am a back surgery survivor! LOL But my brother is addicted majorly abusing pain pills. OPANA, OXY 80mg, Fentynl,
PASSED OUT ALMOST DIED>>>>>>THREE TIMES THIS YEAR.
I need informative sites to show (Prove) to his wife he is addicted and is abusing them. She seems to think all is well if she gives out the pills Pain management gives. He was tripping way earlier in the day when he was supposed to have went without any for 6 hours. He is getting the pills from different dr. I want to try to help him. I understand pain management and the drugs they give and at a point you are some what addicted....But this is way more than that...
Maybe that is the problem....I do know how easy it is to get addicted to pain meds for the feel of it not just for the pain.. I limit my meds because I reckon' I know a brother that needs more and more and loves the feel, to the point of walking brain dead! I mean stumbling, spitting, sweating to the max, walking brain dead, even to the point of repeating name over and over to get him to come to life.
    Us family members woke her up to reality last year once but as we all know a person with an addiction can be really conviencing......Please help me help her to know the facts and help him!

[puppypal]

I agree she is a Enabler. She took care of her grandmother forever and she passed, then her brother that was a drinker, then, the daughter of my brother's 1st wife when she was prego at 17, Now my brothers 1st wifes son is living with them. She is a a type personality that basically has to nurture a problem. If you know what i mean...It is soo sad, she sticks her head way deep, major deep not seeing what is happening and it is so obvious that I do not visit often ,but when I do go, I see it with in twenty minutes of a visit. He gives out of course the normal addicts commits...
They switched meds must be a reaction
My be the steriod they put me on for sinus infection that is making my tongue thick, or well I have cut down on my meds trying new stuff, Problem is he is sooo messed up I ask name of med and he gives me the name of the medication he was on three years ago...Sad, but if he keeps going I will be posting Well the pills got him today, his life has ended...Durn IT STOMP STOMP STOMP! I wish I had a wand to wave and fix this

[imanaddict]

Have her (and him if he's able) come to this forum and read some of the "Horror" stories. If she can't see he has a problem, she's an enabler. Unfortunately you trying to help him isn't going to work. HE has to want it and want it bad enough to stop. You can be there for him for support and to lend an ear, but that's about all you can do if he isn't willing to help himself. I wish him luck!