Posted by Kath on January 31, 2007, at 17:15:03
that if I could promise NOT to tell his GF something, he wanted to tell me something.
I promised & he said that during the past weeks in BC, she's been doing chrystal meth...on basically a dialy basis.
I don't know if I had said that when I picked them up SHE looked AWFUL. Haggard face; aged; thin.
GAWD. So now, my son is SO worried about her because she wants to go back to Vancouver when he's in Rehab. He feels that if she goes back she'll do meth daily again & probably end up dying; or on the streets; or in jail......and he's probably right. She looks awful.
:-( From 'victim' place - do I need this??
From non-victim, compassionate, concerned place...
I am VERY concerned, obviously.He said he's trying to convince her to tell me. She's afraid I'd try to push her to go to rehab. Right now, I'd just try to have her NOT go back to BC. In the town where we live - actually, in this part on Ontario, meth is basically not available. My son said that he feels pretty confident about not doing all drugs, but if he was where meth was being smoked, he would not be safe.
I know this feels like a 'substance abuse' issue & it is, but I hope that please, can it stay on this board, since it's my ongoing situation of trying to feel supported regarding helping my son; keeping my sanity, etc.
He saw the doctor today. Did I tell you that in addition to the 2 beers on the plane, he had 3 beers last night when he went to a friend's house. The positive thing is that he did not do drugs and that he told me the truth when I asked him how it went at his friend's.
Today he saw our family doctor who said, No, it's probably NOT a great idea to drink right now, so my son seemed to accept that. My doctor is so cool - I can imagine him saying it in a really laid-back way, but emphatically!!
Tomorrow the Helping Overcome Psychosis Early case manager comes to our house to meet my son & have a first interview (about an hour). She said that GF, hubby & I can be there if son is okay with it. I expect he will be.
I told him that he should make an appointment with his case worker & then tell her the GF stuff. The case worker has a background in addictions, so she'll be a good support person for him.
Kath
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