crackhead

[jktk]

a year ago my husband got involved with a prostitue that interduced him to crackcocaine wi have since split up lost our famliy business and all our friends i have recently bought my self a pub resturant which i nrun with my daughter . he has constantly lied to me and i no he has been still taking drugs he is sorry for what he as done and despratly wants me to help him i have never had dealings with drugs and i dont no were to start. he thinks that by reducing his habit from £800 a day to £200 and slowly reduce it is going to help but i think he is going about it the wrong way, i dont no nothing about crack but he never eats he has lost 4 stone in wieght and he looks like he is dieing i love him and want to help and get our life back to how it used to be i have a very sucsessful bussiness and i dont have a lot of spare time but i will do every think i can to get him back to how he used to be . how do i deal with this how can ihelp please help me i am all he has got and he needs help he did start injecting for ba whill but he has stopped that .

[skmedlin27703]

I have never known anyone that has been addicted to crack cocaine to actually stop using it on their own. They have to hit rock bottom and they have to have had enough... sounds like he is not even getting high from it, he is doing so much and he keeps on searching for something he will never find.  He has to realize that.  Good Luck.

[gizzy32]

He needs impatient treatmeant fast. There is no need to taper off crack. That is over $7000 a week  he is spending on rock in our money, where is he getting that? Take care of you and your daughter first please. At this rate, his brain must be fried so bad. I am sorry your going through this. Keep us updated. Ive lost a few friends to crack, they never came back:(

[kc156]

Hi.  Once a person starts injecting,they usually  don't want to do it any other way.It does not matter what the drug is.They will share needles with others,who share needles with others.Be careful.                                   karl

[IBKleen]

Hi,

Of course you want to help, he is your husband but please know that he is going to need professional help as well to get better. My fear is he will take what you and your daughter have worked for and you will lose your business.

There is no such thing as tapering on crack. He needs to just stop. The mental withdrawal from it is far worse than any physical withdrawal which is minimal in comparison. There is where he is going to need help. If an in-patient treatment center is an option, please consider it. Counseling is also something he will need to consider.

In addition, and I don't mean to share you, be certain that he is tested for STD's and HIV before you decide to resume your physical relationship. Protect yourself. I know you want to believe him but right now he is wrapped up in the drugs and he is most likely lying about a whole lot of things.

Again, not to upset you, but the possibility is there that he may never be back to how he was and your relationship may never be back either. He is sick and if he does not get the proper help he cannot heal.

I hope you stick around and listen to the members here. You will find a lot of good suggestions and support. I will keep you all in my prayers.

[sway1]

there is no reason to taper from crack. i know this. the addiction is mental. physicallt your body begins to mend right away. it's your mind that makes you think you need it. he has to want to never use crack again. if he can't do it then, maybe an inpatient detox or rehab would be best. reducing the amount of crack smoked is nonsense. you either smoke it or you don't. it is very hard to quit though. i wish you the best. keep him as far from your money as possible until it's over. peace, sway

[Htownnofrown]

I would recommend trying to get him to a treatment center asap. Crack is a hard drug to get off of, a lot of the time it helps tremendously to have the extra help. Is that a possibility?

[Dav125]

He needs inpatient ************** now. Thats the only hope. There is no such thing as a successful tapering from crack cocaine.