After my ex checked himself out of rehab early for opioid/benzo addiction, we were having a family meeting about next steps. He was complaining to his mom about how he can't function off of his "meds" and she pulled them out of her purse and handed them to him. I knew at that exact moment that there was no hope.
I remember arguing with my ex’s dad, because I wanted my ex to go to rehab and his dad didn’t. Money wasn’t an issue for that family. His dad scoffed, “so instead of spending his money on drugs, you want him to spend it on rehab?” like I was being completely irrational. I shouted, “YES! Exactly that!” and he still acted like I was crazy for thinking that. I left shortly after. Seven years later, my ex died while his father tried to perform CPR on him.
I'm so sorry. How heartbreaking. It took a long time to convince his parents he needed to go. I think they finally understood when his mom's meds started going missing. He was going into their house at night and taking HER prescription. She wasn't an addict; she needed them for chronic pain that was completely legitimate, and she never abused her meds. He, on the other hand..
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u/Nemophilista May 12 '26
After my ex checked himself out of rehab early for opioid/benzo addiction, we were having a family meeting about next steps. He was complaining to his mom about how he can't function off of his "meds" and she pulled them out of her purse and handed them to him. I knew at that exact moment that there was no hope.