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Post by peasapie on Jan 14, 2017 20:11:25 GMT
I have three different people in my life whose children have been fighting an ongoing battle with heroin, and one of them just lost her 30-year-old son.
It's a horrible drug and it seems to take hold of a person and just be so hard to get past. Many people seem to start on heroin after using other opioids, but in these cases, the kids were all introduced during their high school years.
I guess the reason I'm posting is to say be aware. Don't think it couldn't be your child. Talk about drugs. Talk about the use of narcotics for pain and how it can lead to addiction and/or other drugs. It's just not right for any parent to bury their child...
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Post by jenjie on Jan 14, 2017 20:16:25 GMT
I am so so sorry.
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janeliz
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Post by janeliz on Jan 14, 2017 20:18:04 GMT
I'm so sorry.
I've been reading about heroin becoming more and more prevalent in our high schools. Terrifying.
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Post by tincin on Jan 14, 2017 20:18:59 GMT
Drugs destroy so many lives. It's just sad.
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Post by kernriver on Jan 14, 2017 20:22:40 GMT
When I was young, heroin was a drug for bums. Seriously, the lowest of the low. Now its a trendy drug that kids from nice neighborhoods are doing. And adults too. Its the drug of choice. How do these things happen? Its fucked up.
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Post by kernriver on Jan 14, 2017 20:22:57 GMT
When I was young, heroin was a drug for bums. Seriously, the lowest of the low. Now its a trendy drug that kids from nice neighborhoods are doing. And adults too. Its the drug of choice. How do these things happen? Its fucked up.
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Post by maryland on Jan 14, 2017 20:33:06 GMT
One of the teachers told my daughter's class that their school used to be nicknamed Heroin High in the early 1990s. Now marijuana and alcohol are the drugs of choice. Even the middle school kids are trying drinking!
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Post by trollie on Jan 14, 2017 20:53:13 GMT
This drug does not discriminate. It affects all races, religious and socioeconomic groups. You have to educate you kids early on. This is not just an inner city problem.
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Post by sfscrapper on Jan 14, 2017 21:09:17 GMT
You hear in the news that often people start off with prescription drugs. Get addicted then docs cut them off and buying them on the street is too expensive so they go to heroin. It is really sad and very scary. I have teenagers and have tried to keep a very open dialog with them. I suffer with daily chronic migraine and have been given all sorts of opiods. I am very lucky I have never had a problem with addiction. Others with similar issues as me aren't so lucky. It's sad to see them fall down the rabbit hole of addiction.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Jan 14, 2017 21:19:09 GMT
I just recently talked to my kids about this. There were 4 deaths recently reported in our newspaper. It's very sad.
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Post by lisae on Jan 14, 2017 21:28:19 GMT
I'm very sorry. And it isn't just kids. You are right that it often starts after use of painkillers. DH had multiple surgeries in early 2015. In less than 3 months, he was given 4 prescriptions for Oxycodone. We only filled one and that took him through all his procedures. I shredded the rest of the prescriptions. It's not hard to see how easy the initial access is to pain meds.
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Post by KelleeM on Jan 14, 2017 21:30:05 GMT
My ex husband has been in a relationship for 7 years or so with a woman who lost her daughter to an overdose about 12 years ago. She has since lost her two sons to drugs. At 60 years old she's buried all of her children. I can't even imagine. Her sons were in their late 30s and had been in and out of rehab for years.
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Post by MalleyCat on Jan 14, 2017 21:58:00 GMT
I heard that drug companies changed the formula on opiates, so they could no longer be crushed for an instant high. This is why some have moved from opiates to heroin. It's very sad!
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Post by lucyg on Jan 14, 2017 22:01:30 GMT
ugh, I am so sorry. We've had some addiction problems in our family, but not heroin. Thank God. I can't imagine.
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Post by sillyrabbit on Jan 14, 2017 22:03:57 GMT
As the mother of a recovering addict, heroin scares the crap out of me. Knock on wood, DS has not escalated to it as yet and is doing well in recovery (almost 9 months clean from meth). He told me that he had tried everything and had no issue with injecting most anything at his worst point of addiction, but that he never tried heroin because he knew it was a killer. Not that meth and opioids aren't but even as an addict in the throes he had some kind of barrier that kept him from going down that road. I am so thankful for that nagging voice telling him "don't" and pray he continues to listen to it. Prayers for those who have lost their loved ones to this beast and for those trying to escape it's clutches.
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Post by compeateropeator on Jan 14, 2017 22:41:19 GMT
As the mother of a recovering addict, heroin scares the crap out of me. Knock on wood, DS has not escalated to it as yet and is doing well in recovery (almost 9 months clean from meth). He told me that he had tried everything and had no issue with injecting most anything at his worst point of addiction, but that he never tried heroin because he knew it was a killer. Not that meth and opioids aren't but even as an addict in the throes he had some kind of barrier that kept him from going down that road. I am so thankful for that nagging voice telling him "don't" and pray he continues to listen to it. Prayers for those who have lost their loved ones to this beast and for those trying to escape it's clutches. I didn't want to like your post, but did not want to pass it by either. My thoughts are with your son as he battles his disease and to you and those close to him as you help him through his ongoing recovery. I really don't know the appropriate words to say but my thoughts go out to all those who have lost someone to an overdose.
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Post by Penellopy on Jan 14, 2017 23:07:44 GMT
My niece and I had this conversation last night. She had an addiction to opioids for several years that started in high school. She has been clean for 4 years now and has gone on to get her degree and have a beautiful daughter. She told me when she gave birth, she was in so much pain, the hospital offered her pain meds and she refused. She knew one pill could push her back down that road and she did not want to ever go there again. I applaud her in the strength she has gained to refuse any type of pain meds. It is a tough addiction and an even tougher one to kick.
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Post by threegirls on Jan 14, 2017 23:15:40 GMT
I saw a segment a few weeks ago on The Today show about high school kids addicted to heroin. They were specifically reporting on high school athletes who had been injured and given opioids for pain. I wish the medical community would get a better handle on opioids and pain management.
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Post by Fairlyoddparent on Jan 14, 2017 23:51:54 GMT
I am a social worker who works with addicts everyday. Heroin is evil and destroys lives. I wish that young people could follow me around for a few days and observe the devastation that comes from drug use. To those who have family members with addictions, I'm truly sorry.
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Post by oaksong on Jan 15, 2017 0:17:12 GMT
Just reading everyone's stories breaks my heart. The heroin "industry" has made a focused effort to expand and replace street pills, especially in certain parts of the country, using them as test markets. I saw a story about the children of addicts - toddlers and babies who are found in horrific conditions of neglect and starvation. One county official, maybe in Ohio, said there are so many that they may have to start opening orphanages again. Aside from the terrible toll this problem is taking on families and their loved ones, our society is facing a massive epidemic on many levels.
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Post by mom on Jan 15, 2017 0:24:24 GMT
I am so sorry. As a mom, this is a big fear of mine.
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Post by momstime on Jan 15, 2017 1:12:25 GMT
My son is a recovering heroin addict. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy. He was a varsity baseball player in high school, National Honor Society, had a girl friend and was very popular and kind. Everyone loved him, including teachers. His dad and I have been happily married for nearly three decades, brought him up in the church and stayed totally plugged in to him and his friends. I spoke to him about drugs from as young as I can remember. It was always my biggest fear for my kids. Yet, it still happened. If it happened to my son, it can happen to yours. And make no mistake, it is the devil in every way imaginable. We are losing a generation and it kills me.
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Post by snowsilver on Jan 15, 2017 1:21:33 GMT
Momstime, your post hurt my heart. I cannot even image the grief and pain you must suffer.
It's meth in my area and it is a huge problem. I live in an area where you would never expect drugs to be a problem and where most parents are hands-on, involved parents--and yet it happens. I don't know what the answer is. I guess no one does.
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Post by compeateropeator on Jan 15, 2017 1:25:53 GMT
My son is a recovering heroin addict. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy. He was a varsity baseball player in high school, National Honor Society, had a girl friend and was very popular and kind. Everyone loved him, including teachers. His dad and I have been happily married for nearly three decades, brought him up in the church and stayed totally plugged in to him and his friends. I spoke to him about drugs from as young as I can remember. It was always my biggest fear for my kids. Yet, it still happened. If it happened to my son, it can happen to yours. And make no mistake, it is the devil in every way imaginable. We are losing a generation and it kills me. I am so sorry for all that your son and you and your family have been through. My thoughts are with you all.
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Post by salem on Jan 15, 2017 1:44:05 GMT
My son is a recovering heroin addict. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy. He was a varsity baseball player in high school, National Honor Society, had a girl friend and was very popular and kind. Everyone loved him, including teachers. His dad and I have been happily married for nearly three decades, brought him up in the church and stayed totally plugged in to him and his friends. I spoke to him about drugs from as young as I can remember. It was always my biggest fear for my kids. Yet, it still happened. If it happened to my son, it can happen to yours. And make no mistake, it is the devil in every way imaginable. We are losing a generation and it kills me. I wish the best for your son. Such a terrible battle that your whole family is dealing with. I hope he stays strong in his recovery. Your son sounds like the All American kid. That is the scariest part. It's not only the kids that everyone knows are doing drugs in the back parking lots of school and in the bathrooms, when they're supposed to be in class. It's also the kids that seem to have it all together and are going places, and then they get hooked... I have two girls. One is a teen, the other is 9. It is my biggest fear for my children also.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jan 15, 2017 2:00:49 GMT
My son is a recovering heroin addict. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy. He was a varsity baseball player in high school, National Honor Society, had a girl friend and was very popular and kind. Everyone loved him, including teachers. His dad and I have been happily married for nearly three decades, brought him up in the church and stayed totally plugged in to him and his friends. I spoke to him about drugs from as young as I can remember. It was always my biggest fear for my kids. Yet, it still happened. If it happened to my son, it can happen to yours. And make no mistake, it is the devil in every way imaginable. We are losing a generation and it kills me. I am so sorry and hope that he continues along the straight and narrow path of sobriety. It's frightening to see those you care about in the grips of addiction. I worry for my DD because there is a history of addiction (alcohol and/or drugs) on both sides of our extended family and it scares me to death. I believe there is something of a genetic component to having a predisposition to addiction and I find that to be incredibly troubling.
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Post by destined2bmom on Jan 15, 2017 2:11:40 GMT
I am so sorry for your loss. As a mom, drugs and alcohol are two of my my biggest fears.
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Post by Peal on Jan 15, 2017 2:14:03 GMT
My DH's last job in the Air Force was at the Drug Testing lab. He studied up on all the drugs and their affects. He tells our kids all the time that they can never ever take Heroin or Meth. It just takes once to addict. We talk about different drugs and what they do to the body a lot at our house. I think he is trying to scare them out of ever considering it. I know the opioids to Heroin is a huge problem in our state.
DS just had his appendix out, part of his pain management was an Rx for a narcotic. I don't remember which one, it was in the morphine family though He got 30 pills. along with 90 pills of ibuprofen. Both bottles are still nearly full as he only needed pain relief for about two days. We felt like they were being unnecessarily liberal with the pain meds.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2017 2:38:09 GMT
Meth is the drug of choice here.
We are lucky that neither kid has ever tried any of it.
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Post by lisae on Jan 15, 2017 3:05:11 GMT
My DH's last job in the Air Force was at the Drug Testing lab. He studied up on all the drugs and their affects. He tells our kids all the time that they can never ever take Heroin or Meth. It just takes once to addict. We talk about different drugs and what they do to the body a lot at our house. I think he is trying to scare them out of ever considering it. I know the opioids to Heroin is a huge problem in our state. DS just had his appendix out, part of his pain management was an Rx for a narcotic. I don't remember which one, it was in the morphine family though He got 30 pills. along with 90 pills of ibuprofen. Both bottles are still nearly full as he only needed pain relief for about two days. We felt like they were being unnecessarily liberal with the pain meds. This is a good point. Do you really need to give someone a 30 day prescription for pain meds when they are likely to recover in just a few days?
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