I am married to my husband for 4 years, we have both struggled with addiction I currently am clean from prescripton drugs for 2 years in October I do however drink alcohol still.  I know as a person with an addictive personality this probably is not the most healthy situation but I am doing the best I can and I am 99% better then when I was a slave to pills.  My Husband, since we met has been a cocaine user (in the begging we both indugled) but at this point in my life im a mother of an amazing 3 year old (wih my husband) and I am trying so hard to be the BEST PARENT POSSIBLE.  Very long story short when ever my husband goes on a binge he becomes completly irratic he yells @ myself and my son (which he typicaly never rasies his voice) he lies, steals, ect all the usual addict behavior.  I guess my point or question is whenever I confront him he points the finger @ me he is sure to remind me of when I was a nasty junkie 2 YEARS AGO and brings up every horrible situation that to this day makes me feel like crap.  He is so damn good at turning things around on me (things I have owned up to and appologized for)  he NEVER has been to a meeting with me (although I only went in the beggining of my pill recovery) he NEVER reads the self help books I recommend and MOST of all he dosnt want to listen to me when I talk about how his addiction is affecting us and our son.  I know I need to just leave  & take my son & move on but a bit of support or advise would be so helpful.  Because I don't have a "perfect"  past he keeps me feeling bad and I know I have overcome amazing obsticals I dont know why feeling sory for him is dragging me down so much.  I need stregnth

I am so thankful I found this site. My mother died 5 years ago and it has fallen to me to check on and help my step-father. He has two children but neither of them seem too concerned about his wellbeing and are content to let me take care of him. My step-dad remarried 2 years ago to a wonderful woman, but she has COPD and needs him to assist her with ADL's. To make a longer story short, my dad started drinking after my mother's death. He gets confused about his meds and with the drinking too, he's made several trips to the emergency room only to find out he's drunk. He's 82 years old and his wife is 75. After the last trip to the ER his son wanted to put him in a nursing home. It broke my heart to even consider this. My wonderful husband agreed to let them move in with us. This is a new journey for us and I am so grateful for this forum. I don't feel so alone!

Hi Lisa..

very thoughtful of you to started this thread... As I can see many of them are motivated to be Rehabilitated from other member experiences...

Joshua

Drug Rehab [southcoastrecovery.com]