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    Ok, maybe people remember but my brother has been an addict for about 3-4 years bad.

    I found him not breathing seeveral times, done CPR, called the cops, etc.

    He's been on methadone a while, but today he was shooting up heroin again.

    My mom found the spoon, I found the belt, and he's loaded.

    I know no one can fix it except for him, but damn, what a little dumbass.

    I feel like this is one of the many reasons my life has just slipped away for years at a time. I was just trying to figure out how I lost ten years of my life. Between being raped a couple times, my sister's health probles, and him I've been trying to figuure out what the fuck happened.

    I'm 33, but the last good year of my life was qbout 23-24. Then it just went away.

    I know a lot of [people deal with addicts, but damn I have more obvious problems than him, but I don't try to take everyone with me.

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    Default Re: borther's shooting up again

    As you no doubt know,the possibility of relapse is always there with addiction. And methadone though it helps some people, it is certainly no miracle cure. It is probably not beyond the realm of possibility that he met a new connection at the clinic. Sometimes the clinic is hardly the therapeutic atmosphere it should be. Maybe suboxone might be an alternative for him. And he'll have a lot more freedom than he has on methadone. Also accupuncture might help reduce some of his cravings. Also is he addressing some of the issues that led him to use in the first place. As long as the underlying issues are still there,I think recovery is less likely. A great book I'd recoomend for someone that has tired NA and it didn't work for them is Charlotte Davis Kasl,PhD's book-MANY PATHES,ONE JOURNEY/BEYOND THE 16 STEPS(I might not have the title 100% right,but you can find it by her name). Good luck. I've lost several friends and a fiance to heroin so I know how you are hurting. Harlow

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    Default Re: borther's shooting up again

    Thanks Harlow I appreciate it.

    He did try suboxone for about a year and he was functional but still had that "heroin bitch" "bitchiness" if you know what I mean, plus he had to pay out o pocket.

    In a way it was better, but it's all just bad.

    He got beat up last night (usually its him doing the beating up) and I think that's the first time it happened to him. He's also been drinking a lot so that's probably why.

    I always try to take care of him, but it's so hard when someone is always telling you to fuck off or get the fuck out...Arrghh

    One time I thought he was totally dead, but after about 5 minutes of CPR he came back - if anyone ever has to just do it it's worth it - and I'm so thankful I was here. Lately I've felt OK to leave for work and stuff but now my whole family is back to worrying.

    Thanks for listening.

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