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		<title>Families &amp; Friends Of Addicts Advice: What do I do now? - DailyStrength</title>
		<description>My son Jake is 24. He is a heroin addict. I brought him to my home on the condition he stays till I get him in an inpatient treatment center...</description>
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			<title>Comment by autumn2672003</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Families_and_Friends_Of_Addicts/advice/4924897-do-i-do-now/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Explain to me how he's on drugs and homeless because of you.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:00:31 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by EthelM</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[It isn't because of you.  I went through the same thing.  I think it's the grieving process you are going through.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:03:28 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by stacymarie40</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Families_and_Friends_Of_Addicts/advice/4924897-do-i-do-now/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA["mistakes I made as a parent that led him to use drugs" 
 Jakesmom, I also have a Jake. And I know exactly what you are going through. We kept asking ourselves what did we do wrong that caused this? The first thing the counselor told us was that we were good parents. And that this was not our fault. ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:41:18 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by autumn2672003</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Families_and_Friends_Of_Addicts/advice/4924897-do-i-do-now/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Exactly. Everyone makes mistakes as parents. We deal with them and we move on. Nobody is perfect. But to claim his addiction is entirely your fault is just wrong mama. He chose this path. He will have to choose to end this path. I had a horrible childhood. I never used that as an excuse for my addic...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:56:03 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by richielousie</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Families_and_Friends_Of_Addicts/advice/4924897-do-i-do-now/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[wow, if i didn't know different i would have thought that was something i wrote myself. sounds all so familiar.  my son shot up heroin for years, now he shoots up <a href="http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Morphine" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Morphine')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Morphine">morphine</a>. it is not your fault. i wish i could get rid of my guilt. what a load would be off if we did just that.  which is my advice to ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:50:21 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by Jules876</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Families_and_Friends_Of_Addicts/advice/4924897-do-i-do-now/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I know that my situation is different then yours but I would like to offer my support. I can't imagine how hard it must be to go through this with your child. I can't imagine either of my babies (one of them is a Jake too!) growing up to be an addict. 
  
 One thing I've learned from <a href="http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Al-Anon" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Al-Anon')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Al-anon">al-anon</a> meetings ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:15:02 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by Jakesmom911</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Families_and_Friends_Of_Addicts/advice/4924897-do-i-do-now/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The 3 C's from alanon meetings, I had never heard of those before?? I have never been to a meeting <a href="http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Talking" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Talking')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Talking">talking</a> with all of you on this site is my only support group. Will I ever escape the guilt or find peace in my heart? I worry about Jacob so much. I feel guilty if I even laugh, smile or find joy in s...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:22:42 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by terralynn</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Families_and_Friends_Of_Addicts/advice/4924897-do-i-do-now/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I don't know that I have advise as I am in exactly the same situation. I do know that whenever I start the "what did I do wrong to make him do this?" I remind myself of all the kids who grew up in terrible situations and turned out fine and those like my son, and yours, I am sure, who had loving mot...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:56:57 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by EthelM</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Families_and_Friends_Of_Addicts/advice/4924897-do-i-do-now/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I  remember about a year ago I saw a young man hanging with some known homeless people downtown.  It upset me, because  he looked to be  about my son's age, and I knew he more than likely had a drug problem.  I couldn't understand how he could have ended up on the street, but now, a year later, I un...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:08:36 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by LuvMyAngel</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Families_and_Friends_Of_Addicts/advice/4924897-do-i-do-now/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I too feel like I wrote that instead of you.  I spent a ton of money sending my 23 year old daughter to rehab for 90 days.  She was home and clean for only 1 week and then got right back into using again!!  When I found the stuff, I was so devastated and still am!!  Not only am I mourning the loss o...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:06:22 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by Jules876</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Families_and_Friends_Of_Addicts/advice/4924897-do-i-do-now/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This support group is awesome. I have also found <a href="http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Al-Anon" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Al-Anon')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Al-anon">Al-Anon</a> meetings very helpful. Maybe you could benefit from going to a Nar-Anon meeting, for family and friends of drug addicts. If you're interested, here's a link to find meetings in your area. 
  
<a href="http://nar-anon.org/naranongroups.htm" title="http://nar-anon.org/naranongroups.htm" target="_blank"> http://nar-anon.org/naranongroups.htm</a>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:08:10 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by grantnomercy</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Jakes Mom. 
 I work at a Drug Recovery Center For Women, It is not your Faught, This is a Disease your son has, its not even his faught, some people can do drugs and not get hooked on them but in his case he is one of them that did,I'm sure he didnt wake up one morning and say I think I will be a Dru...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 11:29:18 +0100</pubDate>
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