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Well, good morning group. It’s been a long time since I have posted. About a year ago we were waiting for our son to return from a year of treatment to be sentenced for a crime. Long story short, he did run for two weeks after his sentencing date. Only by our prayers being answered ( round the...

I found this excerpt from an article this morning. It was about politics and having different views within the family. Can this also be the same feelings for the substance abuser and his family? “It’s strange ― with romantic attachments, we’re taught to recognize the red flags and act...

I thought this letter was well written and very informative. It’s shared from the Addict’s perspective and is brutally honest... A LETTER TO MY FAMILY I want to introduce myself to you; I’m your qualifier and the reason you’re here. You believe just because you gave me life and raised me...

((Sigh)) A few days of quiet (deafening quiet actually) now the s**t is hitting the proverbial fan. We should have known. There is so little peace any more that when we do experience it, we pray it’s for good. But it’s not. Since being home, our son had asked if his friend could come up for a...

Hello group.. after a rather long hiatus, I’m back. Adult son is facing hearings in upcoming weeks. He’s been in treatment out of state for the past year. Treatment hasn’t gone well. He is still unable to get off suboxone (been on for 14 yrs) and has been placed on numerous other serious medications...

The night is here. The one I’ve been dreading, wondering, “how I will keep it together?” We are getting ready to go to our daughters to exchange and my husband hollered for me from the shower. He found a penny - “heads up” on the shower mat. I just got out of the shower 30 mins ago - no penny...

This is my first post, I’m a ”newby” as of this evening.. so please bear with me. I’ve been reading the posts re: younger adults. In retrospect, I find myself thinking if we would have just been tougher earlier on in our son’s life. BUT WE WERE! We had him arrested, mandated for treatment...