hi, looking for some advice. my sister is a heroin/oxycontin addict. it started about 3 years ago when her then bf now husband who is a pill junkie pushed her and she ended up pretty hurt and on vicodin........to percoset...........to oxycontin.....heroin. while he was trying to get extra pills through her to benefit him she bacame an addict. she had previously been in rehab while pregnant with her now 3.5 year old for alcohol/crack abuse.
her husband is now in jail for a heroin bust. i offered to watch her two children this weekend as she called me crying and hopeless. i am very worried about the children.
on her way over she stopped and got quite a bit of heroin and brought the kids with her to get it. once at my house she ran me into the bathroom and confessed how bad her use is and showed me her tracks and begged to inject a hit before leaving at the same time saying all she needed was a few hits a day to get by and yet saying she at some point wants me to go through helping her to detox.
i let her do the hit, cried and watched.
there is so much more to this story and our lives like with everyones life as to why i let her and havn't had the balls to seek an intervention. i would die w/out her in my life or hating me, yet this will kill her? my husband now is demanding it and i am the only one she respects and trusts.
thought/suggestions?
thanks,
arly
i thought it was hard just seeing some one after they had done it who was close to me and he was only smoking it but for you to have had to see your sister doing that to herself must of really hurt you. i know you probably feel like you are helpless but if she rally wants to give up then you are doing the right thing standing by her and you must be very strong to be able to see her do that. the worst thing is the children i know your sister cant help it but it isnt good for the children and i know you both know that and that should be enough for her to give with you by her side. good luck to you all i hope things go well, all the best, kaci