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For over 15 years I've dealt with my son's addictions that my own brain has been in a fog. Suffering from PTSD for his past behaviours and fearing for my own safety from my child was heart wrenching.The constant worry and lack of sleep deeply affected me and the stress plays havoc on one's body...

I mentioned thinking of the Robert DeNiro movie when viewing my son and his friend in their recovery process...they are awakening. There is a bit of humour involved as I watch it unfold and I thought I'd share some lighter moments I've observed with these two. a·wak·en·ing /əˈwāk(ə)niNG/ noun...

Apologies for the lousy title of my post but after a few days of bliss I'm left upset at ....I'll tell the story. After many years of my son being an addict I feel this time he's really trying to change his life. After his hospital stay - he and his friend are staying in a home close by...

My son who had been addicted for many years was falling deeper and deeper in the world of addicts. Meth and heroin were his drugs of choice. He started looking like the youths I would recognize on the streets as meth addicts - his once handsome face was gaunt and filled with oozing sores. The...

Hello Everyone, After almost 2 years I'm back. The last time I believe I wrote was my drug addicted son tried to kill me while in a psychotic state and I had to call the police to remove him. The swat team arrived and battered down my door removing him in the process. I incorrectly thought that...

Hi, I just wanted to let you know my thoughts go to you all. I haven't had the time to post responses to offer my support to those whom have had struggles these past few weeks. I wanted to be there for YOU so please know I am thinking of you. Some of you are aware I'm helping my sister whom...

Hi Friends, It's been a roller coaster ride the past several wks. My sisters illness (stage 4 cancer) my moms declining health and son's increasing downward spiral into mental illness and addiction. How my heart aches. I had decided to concentrate on helping my sister and mom. Thanks to this...

Just when I think I'm regaining my life, I feel like life has bopped me on the head and I am pushed back down the dark hole. Hense, the whack a mole comment that one plays at Amusement Parks. I am trying to find a bit of my humour in what has been very difficult years but especially the last...

My week had to be the most horrendous I've experienced in my life...when previously I thought things couldn't be worse like the time I had to have my son physically removed from my home by the police. He was experiencing psychosis from his drug/mental issues and I was in fear of my life. In a...

Hi, New member and my first post. Before I start, thank you to all who have shared their experiences as a result of their child's drug addiction - it has helped me in my grief and made me feel there is someone "out there" that will understand and not judge. My son who is in his 20's had...