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Detox, Rehab, then sober living?
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<blockquote data-quote="Sister's Keeper" data-source="post: 680365" data-attributes="member: 20051"><p>While he is in rehab, if you don't already go, find a nar-anon/alanon near you and go. They will give you a wealth of knowledge and strength and it is great to have someone in real life who can commiserate. </p><p></p><p>Honestly, I think your son's issues are primarily of substance abuse. He wasn't out of detox a day and he was drinking. If he is not working where is he getting the money for drugs and alcohol? He doesn't seem very invested in sobriety. I do think, for your own peace of mind that sober living is probably the best option at this point. </p><p></p><p>I assume that you will be involved as far as family groups.support goes in rehab? I think the point to bring up sober living is when they start discussing discharge. Be prepared for a <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/poop.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":poop:" title="poop :poop:" data-shortname=":poop:" /> storm when you make him/them aware. You will need to stick to your guns, because the manipulation will ramp up 1000 fold. Also,this may sound harsh, but if the car is in your name, sell it. Change the locks on your house so he can't walk out of rehab/sober living and come home.</p><p></p><p>I will tell you, very honestly, that it is not "just pills." Vicodin is just as "heavy" as heroin. There is no difference, chemically, between the vicodin pills that your son is taking and they heroin that my sister is shooting. I don't mean to be a witch, but it is true. The only difference is that pills are more socially acceptable. An addict is an addict. They love the benzos in combo with the opiates because they make the high "more intense." I have been around addicts for a long time now, and I will tell you that the majority of the junkies, like my sister, started with the pills. They move on to snorting heroin when they can't afford the pills any more. They move on to shooting the heroin when they can't afford to snort enough to make them high.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sister's Keeper, post: 680365, member: 20051"] While he is in rehab, if you don't already go, find a nar-anon/alanon near you and go. They will give you a wealth of knowledge and strength and it is great to have someone in real life who can commiserate. Honestly, I think your son's issues are primarily of substance abuse. He wasn't out of detox a day and he was drinking. If he is not working where is he getting the money for drugs and alcohol? He doesn't seem very invested in sobriety. I do think, for your own peace of mind that sober living is probably the best option at this point. I assume that you will be involved as far as family groups.support goes in rehab? I think the point to bring up sober living is when they start discussing discharge. Be prepared for a :poop: storm when you make him/them aware. You will need to stick to your guns, because the manipulation will ramp up 1000 fold. Also,this may sound harsh, but if the car is in your name, sell it. Change the locks on your house so he can't walk out of rehab/sober living and come home. I will tell you, very honestly, that it is not "just pills." Vicodin is just as "heavy" as heroin. There is no difference, chemically, between the vicodin pills that your son is taking and they heroin that my sister is shooting. I don't mean to be a witch, but it is true. The only difference is that pills are more socially acceptable. An addict is an addict. They love the benzos in combo with the opiates because they make the high "more intense." I have been around addicts for a long time now, and I will tell you that the majority of the junkies, like my sister, started with the pills. They move on to snorting heroin when they can't afford the pills any more. They move on to shooting the heroin when they can't afford to snort enough to make them high. [/QUOTE]
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