I have no one really to talk to about this so please forgive me for unloading. Last month my husband & I found out that our youngest daughter (21 yrs old) was addicted to heroin. For the past 2 years we have found things around the house that came up missing, including all my jewelry (a little at a time). The truth finally came out right after Thanksgiving when I told her that she was not welcome at her Grandmother's house for the holiday because Grandma was afraid that she might steal from her as well.
On 11/26/12 we admitted her to Schick Shadel Hospital in Burien, WA which sees people from all over the country for such addictions. Their state-of-the-art program is none like any other in the country with a 85% sucess rate after 6 months. She was there for 16 days. There were many phone calls from her during detox with threats of leaving, threats to us but after countless prayers and support from us and her friends, she stayed and graduated the program. Not only has she come out clean, she has also (on her own) got rid of the boyfriend that got her into using to begin with. I am so proud of her. We are now in the process of trying to buy back what is left of our possessions that she hocked at the pawn shop in order to get her drug money.
My advice to all of you as parents, if you notice that your child has unusual behavior, wants to sleep all the time, can't keep a job, is irritable and has lost so much weight that their complexion becomes gray & their bones stick out - that's your sign that something is going wrong in their life. My best friend had to bury her son from complications of heroin abuse just last week. He was 26 yrs old. I am blessed to still have her in my life. Let your children know how much you love them.
On 11/26/12 we admitted her to Schick Shadel Hospital in Burien, WA which sees people from all over the country for such addictions. Their state-of-the-art program is none like any other in the country with a 85% sucess rate after 6 months. She was there for 16 days. There were many phone calls from her during detox with threats of leaving, threats to us but after countless prayers and support from us and her friends, she stayed and graduated the program. Not only has she come out clean, she has also (on her own) got rid of the boyfriend that got her into using to begin with. I am so proud of her. We are now in the process of trying to buy back what is left of our possessions that she hocked at the pawn shop in order to get her drug money.
My advice to all of you as parents, if you notice that your child has unusual behavior, wants to sleep all the time, can't keep a job, is irritable and has lost so much weight that their complexion becomes gray & their bones stick out - that's your sign that something is going wrong in their life. My best friend had to bury her son from complications of heroin abuse just last week. He was 26 yrs old. I am blessed to still have her in my life. Let your children know how much you love them.