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My husband is an addict and I thought he only had an alcohol problem

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annie

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Date Posted: 09:54:07 03/04/06 Sat

My husband and I have been married almost three years...spent the vast majority of it seperated due to both of us being in the military. He returned from Iraq last summer...and we were soon after legally seperated. I am now out and he will be soon also due to drinking and ptsd etc. I know that my husband is an alcoholic, I have alcoholics in my family so I can relate more to that. However, I recently found outmy husband is addicted to crystal meth. He has done cocaine recently also. I do not understand anything aboutthis drug (meth) really except that it is hightly addictive and ...a nightmare really. My husband hates it, he tried to stay sober a day..but can not sleep due to withdrawls. He is currently in a different state on his way home, and says he knows when he is away from that place and the people he will be good. but I believe it will be a lot harder than that. He has not slept or eaten in 5 days he says. Mayb 30 min naps at a time, he tried to eat but vomited. I am terrified. I was ready to help him with his alcohol problem, but I do not know how to deal with or react to this and when he is increibly moody trying to stay sober...I have researched withdrawls and understand they can be horrible. I have never even used a drug in my life, and I do not know how to support him. He is an incredible person when he is sober, I just pray for him to find him again. Does anyone have any advice or anything would be appreciated. I dont know how to keep himaway from people or know that he'll be safe once he is sober. He says rehab does not work, bc there are people there that do not want to be there and therefore do not want to be sober, and get drugs. He tells me he just needs to be somewhere that he can not get it, and does not know how to, but he also needs to be around other people that want to be sober and clean. He has had a problem with these kinds of things since he was a teenager. I have not told anyone, and I dont know how to or if I should so that they understand his behavior and that he's not just an unkind person. please help. thank you. God Bless
annie

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: My husband is an addict and I thought he only had an alcohol problem	SUSAN F	14:01:28 03/04/06 Sat

Re: My husband is an addict and I thought he only had an alcohol problem	rae	18:21:34 03/04/06 Sat
Re: My husband is an addict and I thought he only had an alcohol problem -- Deborah, 19:57:27 03/04/06 Sat
Re: My husband is an addict and I thought he only had an alcohol problem	Been There	05:18:18 03/07/06 Tue