Welcome to MIP!

I am an addict named Mike.I am also the parent of a 27 year old son who spent 7 years living with hardcore heroin abuse..He is now in his fourth year of recovery working his process. I found Nar-Anon(of which I am a member of) very helpful to reinstill the idea that I didn't cause it,I couldn't control it and certainly couldn't cure it(new this from my own 25 years of active addiction)I learned to "detach with love' a very difficult but life saving tool.I have sat with parents and relatives and friends of addicts who were every bit as ill as there loved ones because of their interactions..WE suggest making meetings,learning that putting the substance down is the beginning of the healing but addiction is a physical,mental and spiritual illness that manifests itself in all areas of our lives.Meetings help us to identify with the disease and learn the tools that help us remain free from active addiction a day at a time...I truly can identify with your situation and will lift you up in support and prayer..

 

Naranon.org    for info and meetings near you......na.org for info for your son and meetings near him...........Peace and serenity in God's(of your understandings)grace..

 

-- Edited by MIKEF on Thursday 13th of June 2013 10:30:54 AM

Did you call the doctor and tell him what's gonig on?
Unfortunately there is no easy way to detox from drug abuse.
Going to a facility is often what works best for people,
but others just go "cold turkey" and that has worked for them.
I think the suggestion about you going to al anon or nar anon is excellent.
You need support.
As for your son, there is no better place for him right now than a narcotics anonymous meeting
Go to na.org and follow the links for 'find a meeting' always best to call the area helpline to
make sure the meeting is still active.
Best wishes to you both.