One way journey from cannabis to crack but there's no easy way back now - check out my blog - Highs Lows Crack http://bit.ly/1EgDp5
Check out my twitter too mumsagainstdrugs and check me out to see if I've got any marbles left rattling around in my head after all these years.
Yes I know everything's a drug. That old chestnut come rolling along again, but there's a huge gulf between a cup of tea and the rock of life and death- crackcocaine.
You're hooked on caffeine Mum. Maybe so, but I'm not going to ramraid a shop to get a cup, am I ?
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Brilliant the way you describe the hell of having an addicted child - I added a link to your blog on mine.
ReplyDeleteNo.. and it's a wonderful blog. I am a crack addict who, like your son, tormented his mom for years. I had no good reason for doing these things. Like your son, I blamed, lied, cheated and manipulated. And like your son, I expressed my own self-loathing as contempt for everyone and everything around me. At age 30, I got another second chance... I believe it was second chance # 771. I got a one-way ticket to rehab, and I finally got sober. Today, I am 48 years old, with two young teens of my own. Here's what I have to say to you today. I am convinced I was able to recover ONLY because my mom continued to love me when I could not even stand the horrible monster I had become. My mom was there for me when I could not be there for myself, and deep down, I knew that. It was my mom who had planted the seed deep down inside me that I was meant to live a meaningful and productive life; and I couldn't bear to face that fact. Today, I have a job that allows me to talk with drug addicts and families every day, and if I have learned one thing it is this: There is NO WRONG WAY to love your son. Give him the gift of NO... refuse to participate as an accomplice in his self-destruction, but let him know you will support his recovery without conditions. He and I are crack addicts... We are selfish, self-centered animals in search of drugs, so we do not listen to what people tell us. We watch what they do and take our cues from their actions. I tell moms today to model healthy self care for your addicted sons by taking care of yourself FIRST... The next time he speaks to his mom like that needs to be the LAST time he speaks to his mom like that. There's hope, there really is. With love and gratitude for moms everywhere.
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