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Worried Sick and don't know what to do...
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<blockquote data-quote="toughlovin" data-source="post: 540677"><p>Oh Gosh I so feel for you!!! You have been through terrible things that no mother should go through, and plenty of us here have. So yes I think you should get him committed. Someone once said to me that you are never really in relationship with a drug addict, because their primary relationship is the drugs. I think that is true. You can't trust anything he says right now and that includes his claims of hating you and blaming you. That is his manipulation and the drugs talking. I can't say for sure that he doesn't but in a way it doesn't matter. Right now he is clearly a danger to himself with his drug use and behavior and he absolutely needs treatment. It seems like the only way you can get it for him is if you get him committed. At 17 I would definitely do this. He is too young to not try this... at some point down the road it may be different and you would need to wait until he wants it, but this time I would do what I could.</p><p></p><p>And please find some ways to take care of yourself. You need that. This is traumatic and heart breakingi and you ned some support for you and to find ways to continue to live your life. I have found a wonderful alanon group for parents... check out alanon parents group or families anonymous or something where you can meet other parents of addicts.</p><p></p><p>And keep posting here... we will listen and understand.</p><p></p><p>TL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toughlovin, post: 540677"] Oh Gosh I so feel for you!!! You have been through terrible things that no mother should go through, and plenty of us here have. So yes I think you should get him committed. Someone once said to me that you are never really in relationship with a drug addict, because their primary relationship is the drugs. I think that is true. You can't trust anything he says right now and that includes his claims of hating you and blaming you. That is his manipulation and the drugs talking. I can't say for sure that he doesn't but in a way it doesn't matter. Right now he is clearly a danger to himself with his drug use and behavior and he absolutely needs treatment. It seems like the only way you can get it for him is if you get him committed. At 17 I would definitely do this. He is too young to not try this... at some point down the road it may be different and you would need to wait until he wants it, but this time I would do what I could. And please find some ways to take care of yourself. You need that. This is traumatic and heart breakingi and you ned some support for you and to find ways to continue to live your life. I have found a wonderful alanon group for parents... check out alanon parents group or families anonymous or something where you can meet other parents of addicts. And keep posting here... we will listen and understand. TL [/QUOTE]
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