Date Posted:07:42:20 05/22/08 Thu Author:Asha Subject: Re: heroin addicts In reply to:
tuffy
's message, "Re: heroin addicts" on 02:02:25 05/18/08 Sun
So sorry to hear your story j murphy. I know from experience it can be very hard to stay clean if one of the things keeping the person clean is being with someone they love & then you lose them or the relationship ends. However, being with someone who loves & supports you may also be a powerful thing in helping some people quit or stay clean. It really depends on the person; ideally, to stay clean for good we should all get to a place eventually where we can resist relapsing even if something bad happens in our lives. Unfortunately, it sounds like he was not at that place yet. Perhaps if sharing your experiences with his drug use can be of help to others then you may have some closure and his death will not be in vain. My heart goes out to you.
tuffy: you can't blame yourself or feel responsible for his drug problem. Maybe try asking him what situation he thinks will be best for his recovery & help him to stay clean, or what you can do to help him. He is lucky he has someone who cares about him. Just please try to be careful that you don't end up in an unhealthy co-dependant relationship, or that his drug use isn't harming you.
