Living with My Drug Abusing Teenager

Trying to comprehend addiction as well as endure the impact it has on family life while seeking help, advice, support on how to survive living with a teenager who has a drug problem.

Monday, 9 September 2013

Love

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Once when my son was trying to explain to me why he LOVES opium so much, he described it as "a warm fuzzy feeling, like a big hug from ...

Friday, 6 September 2013

Nothing is Ever Smooth Sailing

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For all my attempts at trying to stay focused and positive and finding a direction to achieve recovery for my son and us as a family, I alwa...

Thursday, 5 September 2013

Hope

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It is ironic that I have been unhappy how our lives seem to revolve around drugs and yet, I have been doing things lately that are making my...

Sunday, 1 September 2013

Summer's End

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Summer is over. Autumn is in the air. Kids are back in school in a few days. Hard to believe. Did we even have a summer holiday? Well we...

Wednesday, 28 August 2013

Choices

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Sophie's Choice always comes into my mind whenever I feel like I am being put in a position that I must choose between my son and my dau...

Drugs on the Brain

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We all know that addiction to drugs and/or alcohol can have detrimental affects on the addict's mental and physical health. Long term ab...

Friday, 23 August 2013

Life, as I Live It

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I woke this morning to my son sleeping in a position that I assume he fell into while sleeping on a chair and slipped off. In the middle of ...

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