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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 352201" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>I'm sorry, but I couldn't really even get through the whole post. It was like you were writing about my bff. Way too close there. </p><p></p><p>From experience:</p><p></p><p>Any money you loan her is going directly to drugs. Seriously. Even if she does buy/pay for something needed by the family, she'll turn around and use money that should have been used for that for drugs. (next payday sort of thing) been there done that with bff. She'd tell me her kids were starving. (they were, she used all the cash for drugs) I at least was smart enough to never give her cash........but I would give her a bit of food from my pantry. Had to stop that too once I realized it still helped her have more money for drugs. Yes, I hated that her boys had to do without.......but there wasn't a lot I could do about it. I couldn't control her choices, just my own. And I was determined NOT to support her addiction in any way. I just wish her family could have stayed strong and done the same.......the end result might, "might", have been different. But they'd be strong for a bit, then give in because of her kids........and she never used the money for the kids, she'd go out and get more drugs. ugh</p><p></p><p>Pills lead to other things. (hers started with pain medications too from a tummy tuck gone very very bad) When pain medications and pot and alcohol wasn't enough.....she turned to heroine and went straight downhill super fast. It didn't take long when I had to distance myself because I just couldn't watch what it was doing to her, her kids, and her family. </p><p></p><p>If she wanted something from me.......and yeah I did get those desperate calls and visits. I'd tell her she had to get help. That my cash, or whatever she wanted me to do wasn't going to help her, she had to have real help. It was really hard to do at first. It did get easier over time, especially when she was using so much because if I got tempted to give in I'd tell myself her next fix could be the overdose that killed her and I didn't want to have to live with that.</p><p></p><p>Your husband would benefit greatly from al anon meetings. They help teach you what to say and why you have to. They give you someone to talk to. (like here)</p><p></p><p>Big (((hugs))). I don't have any real answers. None of what we did helped my friend. She passed away from accidental OD 3 weeks or so ago.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 352201, member: 84"] I'm sorry, but I couldn't really even get through the whole post. It was like you were writing about my bff. Way too close there. From experience: Any money you loan her is going directly to drugs. Seriously. Even if she does buy/pay for something needed by the family, she'll turn around and use money that should have been used for that for drugs. (next payday sort of thing) been there done that with bff. She'd tell me her kids were starving. (they were, she used all the cash for drugs) I at least was smart enough to never give her cash........but I would give her a bit of food from my pantry. Had to stop that too once I realized it still helped her have more money for drugs. Yes, I hated that her boys had to do without.......but there wasn't a lot I could do about it. I couldn't control her choices, just my own. And I was determined NOT to support her addiction in any way. I just wish her family could have stayed strong and done the same.......the end result might, "might", have been different. But they'd be strong for a bit, then give in because of her kids........and she never used the money for the kids, she'd go out and get more drugs. ugh Pills lead to other things. (hers started with pain medications too from a tummy tuck gone very very bad) When pain medications and pot and alcohol wasn't enough.....she turned to heroine and went straight downhill super fast. It didn't take long when I had to distance myself because I just couldn't watch what it was doing to her, her kids, and her family. If she wanted something from me.......and yeah I did get those desperate calls and visits. I'd tell her she had to get help. That my cash, or whatever she wanted me to do wasn't going to help her, she had to have real help. It was really hard to do at first. It did get easier over time, especially when she was using so much because if I got tempted to give in I'd tell myself her next fix could be the overdose that killed her and I didn't want to have to live with that. Your husband would benefit greatly from al anon meetings. They help teach you what to say and why you have to. They give you someone to talk to. (like here) Big (((hugs))). I don't have any real answers. None of what we did helped my friend. She passed away from accidental OD 3 weeks or so ago.:frowny: [/QUOTE]
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