To all the moms with a child whose and addict...........

[heroinaddictsmom]

I just wanted to express my thanks to Medhelp and all the moms and others that have made the last 6days bearable i really love that this site is here.................my son is 20 and a heroin addict he has been in and out of rehab, on methodone-so bad i could tell you horror stories,don't do it!!!!!!- and he tried and fail on suboxone...........he is now in rehab for the last 6days i am going back to al-anon meetings and hoping he will start with na or aa meeting s when he gets out..........my dad was a AA member for 37years before he passed and it help my whole family when i was a little girl and i was in al ateen than.......................NA or AA what is Better some say AA has member s with more experiences and i have heard stories of na members actually going to meeting to get connections for drugs????????
                             Thanks to all again, alex's mom-patty

[random288]

Good luck with your son!  I wish him all the best and am proud of you for facing his addiction and dealing with it, I'm sure that isn't easy as a mother!  I'll keep you in my prayers.

[LateAugust]

Hi  I sent a long post to a mother earlier this morning so as not to be redundant please refer to that thread for my "story".    I did want to say that NA has been a real help.  My daughter never drank, and she finds the NA much more applicable to her needs.   I attending mtgs with her in the beginning, as did other family members until she was comfortable going alone or meeting with some she met at NA.  I can tell you we never saw any type of drug activity what so ever.....    and I do random drug test my daughter and she hasn't come home from one with it in her system.    I think with all court mandated programs whether that an in-house treatment center, AA, NA or IOT,  you will find some with the wrong intentions.  It did take several different locations for my daughter to find the NA group/location where she was most comfortable (actually a few), just as it was for me and Al-Anon.  I too visit different locations, and then I found the one that is perfect for me.

I wish you and your son, health, happiness and contentment.  Sincerely, Jeanette

[lostdreams]

I really wish you all the strength to get through this hard time and i sincerely hope your son is able to battle this demon once and for all. There is a better life awaiting him around the corner!
As an ex Heroin addict myself, i know how hard it is to kick this drug (just as any other drug) and i wish him strength also!!

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