the father of my children has been taking methadone for alot of months now and I have just recently found this out. He is a heroin addict but not using. I need to know if it is wise to leave him with the kids alone they are young. He says it just makes him feel normal not high, but sometimes I can really tell because it apears fake in his facial expressions and tone. He is weaning himself off of it he says and is taking about 10mg a day. Please post anything helpful please. I have never usedany hard drugs before except acid when I was a teenager so I don't know alot about it.
10 mg a day is a really low dose....if he is being weaned off it and got down that far, he must be doing good.......as for the kids, cant give any advice here.....he is the dad and all, but hard to advise someone on what to do there.......
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will 10 mgs get you high or make you feel out of it?
if he really is down to 10 that is a great achievment
Hi... well, i am a recovering pain pill addict... never done heroin... came close, but never had the guts to. But, i think if he is truly in recovery and doing well with the methadone then it might be okay... if he is really doing good.
As a recovering addict myself.... i run my own daycare and sometimes take care of up to 7 children all together ranging from 14 months to 8 yrs old. With that said... i have over a year of abstinence from the pills... so really you just want to make sure that he is really serious about his recovery.
Wishing you all the best... Love, Bri :)
As a recovering addict myself.... i run my own daycare and sometimes take care of up to 7 children all together ranging from 14 months to 8 yrs old. With that said... i have over a year of abstinence from the pills... so really you just want to make sure that he is really serious about his recovery.
Wishing you all the best... Love, Bri :)
Lane....just saw your other post....that has to be really tough....as a mom I'd be scared to death....as a recovering heroin addict I'd say if he's telling the truth
he can be a phenomenal dad...we have single dad's on this Board that I know are better parents than the average, "normal" dad is anyway.
10mg's like everyone said is nothing....I mean really low....I couldn't see him being high on that for nothing.....I'm sure you don't want to involve court, and all that.....if he's coming clean with you, and his habit....perhaps you can find out more, and be part of his recovery.....I'd personally want proof....this is a touchy subject with alot of us.....our kids...because now clean we see the madness, and our guilt eats away at us....but I had someone tell me....who is very close to me, and excellent parent....that me on drugs I was one of the only people who would allow to watch his children.....another words I am considered a "overprotective" person with kids...I know it sounds backward, but it';s true....so if it's weighed that way.....although me personally....I'd want the proof.
When we're in that addiction.....anything can happen.....thank goodness for most of us here we never went there with our kids, but still being even high near them is a danger in itself....now that's my opinion....others will say different.
I'm thinking of you.....it has to be tough.....try and remain calm with him....at this point of his recovery.....he doesn't need policing or what feels like it....he needs a friend, and some emotional help.....sounds like you care as he's the father of your children.....we're not mean, ugly, filthy monsters as you'll see here.....we're actually usually by nature the emotional, helpful, sweet people.
Dope doesn't discriminate.
he can be a phenomenal dad...we have single dad's on this Board that I know are better parents than the average, "normal" dad is anyway.
10mg's like everyone said is nothing....I mean really low....I couldn't see him being high on that for nothing.....I'm sure you don't want to involve court, and all that.....if he's coming clean with you, and his habit....perhaps you can find out more, and be part of his recovery.....I'd personally want proof....this is a touchy subject with alot of us.....our kids...because now clean we see the madness, and our guilt eats away at us....but I had someone tell me....who is very close to me, and excellent parent....that me on drugs I was one of the only people who would allow to watch his children.....another words I am considered a "overprotective" person with kids...I know it sounds backward, but it';s true....so if it's weighed that way.....although me personally....I'd want the proof.
When we're in that addiction.....anything can happen.....thank goodness for most of us here we never went there with our kids, but still being even high near them is a danger in itself....now that's my opinion....others will say different.
I'm thinking of you.....it has to be tough.....try and remain calm with him....at this point of his recovery.....he doesn't need policing or what feels like it....he needs a friend, and some emotional help.....sounds like you care as he's the father of your children.....we're not mean, ugly, filthy monsters as you'll see here.....we're actually usually by nature the emotional, helpful, sweet people.
Dope doesn't discriminate.
I'm on 40ml of meth a day and have my 6 year old son every weekend.I feel totally straight on that amount so 10ml would be like a piss in the ocean.Just make sure that he keeps it well out of sight of the kids cos it's green and quite attractive to kids.We had a death over here in the uk about three weeks ago when the child drunk about 25ml and died an agonising death.
He's obviously a doting father like myself cos he's still seeing his kids even through all the s*** that heroin addiction can bring so i think it would be completely unfair to deny him access cos he's still on the juice.After all,everyone's got their own vices,i wonder wether the mother pops a pill or two every now and then.
He's obviously a doting father like myself cos he's still seeing his kids even through all the s*** that heroin addiction can bring so i think it would be completely unfair to deny him access cos he's still on the juice.After all,everyone's got their own vices,i wonder wether the mother pops a pill or two every now and then.
