I just found out Sunday night that my sister who is 26 started smoking meth 2-3 months ago... This came as a shock to my mom and I considering she has always been successful, held down a job, lived on her own and is just the sweetest person ever... She started smoking it with a long time firend that I knew was into drugs but had no idea she was smoking meth, as soon as I found out about it I left my home 2 1/2 hrs away and have been staying with my sister who is going on 2 days without smoking it, its hard to see her go thru this cause all she does is sleep and she hasn't been the same person for months now and I feel hopless because I went thru an addiction of my own 2 years ago with vicodin and went thru detox and grp meetings so I know the signs when it comes to addiction and it kills me because I see that my sister has just begun her road to hell.. she wont stop talking to her friend who she does it with cause they have been friends for 10 years and she refuses to let her go thru her withdrawls without support but I know that you can't depend on a weak person when you are week yourself and you have to cut ties with those people... Please help my mom and I cause we are so confused... thx
Hi Helpless Sister,
You might be better to post over on the family board. Sometimes this board is really quiet.
I am sorry about your sister. BTW I have been clean from meth for over 6 years. I was into it pretty heavy. You can't do this for her. She has to want it for herself. Honestly the physical withdrawls are not that big of a deal. Yeah you are tired but you can always sleep. It is the psychological withdrawl that will be fighting to get her back. I might suggest you try to get her into some kind of a treatment center. If she hasn't been using that long you may be able to save her before it gets worse. You know the pull addiction has on us. You also can't tell her not to talk to her friend. It won't work. Once she is clean she has to choose on her own to cut all ties. I only have one friend left that I used with but I don't ever see her because of the influence we have on eachother. We only communicate by phone or email. I wish you luck and seriously try to get her to go to NA or get some sort of support. Meth is one bulls*** drug that is really hard to kick on your own and it is impossible IMO to stay off of it if you still have friends that use. If I knew where to get it today all these years later I would probably still be using. I cut all ties.
Good luck to you and your family.
You might be better to post over on the family board. Sometimes this board is really quiet.
I am sorry about your sister. BTW I have been clean from meth for over 6 years. I was into it pretty heavy. You can't do this for her. She has to want it for herself. Honestly the physical withdrawls are not that big of a deal. Yeah you are tired but you can always sleep. It is the psychological withdrawl that will be fighting to get her back. I might suggest you try to get her into some kind of a treatment center. If she hasn't been using that long you may be able to save her before it gets worse. You know the pull addiction has on us. You also can't tell her not to talk to her friend. It won't work. Once she is clean she has to choose on her own to cut all ties. I only have one friend left that I used with but I don't ever see her because of the influence we have on eachother. We only communicate by phone or email. I wish you luck and seriously try to get her to go to NA or get some sort of support. Meth is one bulls*** drug that is really hard to kick on your own and it is impossible IMO to stay off of it if you still have friends that use. If I knew where to get it today all these years later I would probably still be using. I cut all ties.
Good luck to you and your family.
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Hi I am also going through the same thing as your sister but I have been doing meth for the past 2 years and I have been clean for 3 weeks I know that is not a long time for me it seems like a life time. I just wanted to say that she will get through this rough time but it will be hell. So if you or your sister need to talk I am up for talkin anytime.. Jenn
Hi I am also going through the same thing as your sister but I have been doing meth for the past 2 years and I have been clean for 3 weeks I know that is not a long time for me it seems like a life time. I just wanted to say that she will get through this rough time but it will be hell. So if you or your sister need to talk I am up for talkin anytime.. Jenn
