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Need advice about my son

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Asked 10 June 2019 09:53

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Question 2

Is dope a heroin street name?

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Asked 2 April 2019 12:23

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Question 3

What do heroin track marks look like?

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Asked 9 August 2018 12:04

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Question 4

My Brother stopped going to meetings

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Asked 16 April 2018 15:09

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Question 5

What do I do if I find drug paraphernalia in my house?

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Asked 5 March 2018 15:59

Question 6

How do I know if someone is an alcoholic or just going through a phase?

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Asked 5 March 2018 15:58

Question 7

How can I tell if someone is using heroin?

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Asked 5 March 2018 15:56

Question 8

What is this device?

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Asked 13 June 2020 16:23

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Question 9

Need help identifying paraphernalia

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Asked 24 July 2019 21:17

Question 10

What is meth made of?

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Asked 14 May 2019 17:33

Question 11

What is the most popular slang for heroin?

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Asked 16 April 2019 13:51

Question 12

What does crack smell like?

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Asked 5 March 2018 16:07

Question 13

What does heroin look like?

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Asked 5 March 2018 16:04

Question 14

How can I tell which drugs my child is using?

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Asked 5 March 2018 16:02

Question 15

What are Bath Salts?

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Asked 5 March 2018 16:01

Question 16

How do I identify a pill I found in my child's room?

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Asked 5 March 2018 16:00

Question 17

Where is the best place to buy a drug test that is not easily manipulated.

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Asked 18 September 2018 16:28

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Question 18

Is it appropriate for me to ask my brother to dug test for the family?

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Asked 29 March 2018 11:32

Question 19

How easy is it to cheat on a drug test?

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Asked 5 March 2018 16:13

Question 20

Where can I buy a drug test?

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Asked 5 March 2018 16:12

Question 21

Should I be drug testing my spouse?

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Asked 5 March 2018 16:11

Question 22

Should I be drug testing my child?

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Asked 5 March 2018 16:08

Question 23

My son is in a sober house and he says he is working the 12 steps but his behaviors seem to indicate that he is “just going through the motions.” I firmly believe he wants sobriety but he thinks he can do it his way. He has had 6-7 relapses and just seems very lax. Today he asked me to pay his phone bill and I told him I could not do that. I explained that is not a way I can help him. I am doing better with that part but how do you really find serenity and learn not to worry constantly about what he is or isn’t doing? I try but find it so hard to not worry about if he is paying his bills, if he is using, etc. I need to separate myself from all of it but am having a hard time really letting go I guess. Any help or advice would be appreciated.

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Asked 20 June 2018 23:28

Question 24

What could I have done differently to prevent my child's addiction?

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Asked 5 March 2018 16:17

Question 25

Why is my child doing this?

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Asked 5 March 2018 16:15

Question 26

Why can't they just stop?

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Asked 5 March 2018 16:14

Question 27

Should we allow a certain amount of time (hrs, days) or does it vary to let him know we are here to support at the same time not let him think he has free range to do what he wants to do- I’m afraid for example he may hit the bar up the street.

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Asked 16 January 2021 12:29

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Question 28

Should I still keep sending letters and packages to in-treatment If not receiving response?

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Asked 27 October 2019 16:40

Question 29

How to talk to my teen that is struggling to understand his grandfather's alcoholism

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Asked 20 October 2019 15:22

Question 30

I just need support

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Asked 8 October 2018 13:32

Question 31

How will I ever be able to put him out without killing myself with worry that he will die if I do that?

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Asked 13 June 2018 13:14

Question 32

How can I get someone away from their alcoholic spouse?

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Asked 5 March 2018 16:21

Question 33

What can we do if my husband and I disagree on how to help our son?

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Asked 5 March 2018 16:20

Question 34

What do I tell my son about his father's addiction?

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Asked 5 March 2018 16:19

Question 35

Will my other children become resentful?

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Asked 5 March 2018 16:19

Question 36

How can I keep my younger son safe from his brother's addiction?

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Asked 5 March 2018 16:18

Question 37

Is Al-Anon helpful for the family of a narcotic addict?

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Asked 18 February 2019 15:42

Question 38

What is a good non-12-step support meeting in Philly?

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Asked 5 March 2018 16:23

Question 39

What actually happens at support meetings?

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Asked 5 March 2018 16:22

Question 40

If I don't ask my son to leave my home am I enabling him?

Enabling Is this enabling?

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Asked 24 April 2020 12:28

Question 41

When my sister blames everyone but herself am I enabling her if I do not tell her that no one else is to blame?

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Asked 26 December 2019 17:25

Question 42

Am I enabling my son by paying his rent while he is in an outpatient program? He was fired for no show. I do not give him any cash and

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Asked 17 December 2019 12:53

Question 43

How do you stop enabling

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Asked 19 September 2018 23:56

Question 44

How do I know that I am setting the "right boundries?"

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Asked 22 June 2018 11:46

Question 45

Is giving my son a place to stay enabling?

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Asked 5 March 2018 16:30

Question 46

Am I enabling by paying for my son's lawyer?

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Asked 5 March 2018 16:29

Question 47

I know I am guilty of this, how do we heal from doing it

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Asked 22 July 2021 09:07

Question 48

My son is currently in prison, at one point, we thought he was turning around, Short lived, as he became very nasty , demanding commissary, said its was hard time without it, he told us his life was in the bounds because he owed an inmate and feared for his life. Was he never really turning a corner? was it a con job?

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Asked 19 May 2018 21:22

Question 49

Why does the new behavior of enforcing boundaries feel so foreign/wrong? Detachment feels like abandonment and not providing financial support feels like I'm letting my daughter go hungry.

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Asked 3 May 2018 22:09

Question 50

Do I have to kick my son out?

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Asked 5 March 2018 16:33

Question 51

Do I have to leave my husband?

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Asked 5 March 2018 16:33

Question 52

Should I call the cops on my own child?

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Asked 5 March 2018 16:32

Question 53

What can I do if my wife won't follow-through on boundaries for our son?

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Asked 5 March 2018 16:31

Question 54

I always continued to enable my wife. Thinking I was supporting her. But it was only doing the opposite. I was only supporting her addiction. How do I stop this?

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Asked 29 July 2021 20:03

Question 55

business email communication

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Asked 23 January 2021 14:10

Question 56

How can I talk to her honestly without being taken advantage of or encouraging her without enabling her? her

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Asked 11 December 2020 19:36

Question 57

How do I cut communication off from my daughter? She is my only child and it breaks my heart to have to do this. It is a consequence I did say if she left treatment again. I’m trying to find the strength to follow through

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Asked 13 August 2019 14:46

Question 58

What is the best method for communicating with a loved one who does not seem to talk much?

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Asked 25 June 2019 17:28

Question 59

Are there any dead giveaways when they are lying?

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Asked 5 March 2019 11:33

Question 60

After years of enabling my two sons is there still hope after all these years to live differently?

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Asked 6 December 2018 23:21

Question 61

What can I do when I'm so tired of dealing with my son's addiction?

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Asked 27 April 2018 09:35

Question 62

Why won't my son listen to my rules?

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Asked 5 March 2018 16:36

Question 63

How can I help if my wife won't even let me have a conversation?

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Asked 5 March 2018 16:35

Question 64

Should I tell my daughter about my struggle with drugs as a teen?

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Asked 5 March 2018 16:34

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