My Husband is on Drugs PLEASE HELP?

by WithDrawMe


About ayear ago i found out my husband is hooked on drugs (pain killers and a couple times herion) He went on a methadone drug treament program to try and get off of drugs (thats how i found out. I found his methadone bottle) He said he went on it to get off of drugs and planned on getting off of that before the family found out. but hes still on it a year later plus he hooked on cocaine.hes trying to get into this one detox rehab but they wont take him till he goes about half ways lower on his methadone(wich will take about 3months)were always aruging .we been together 4years and have a 22month old I love him but dont know what to do anymore im just so stressed. Im always worried when he goes out that he might overdose and die. hes gone to a coulpe consuling meetings but never keeps up with it .what should i do?
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Tagged as: Cocaine, Drugs, Pain Killers

  • J.R. Neuberger
    There is nothing wrong with your husband being in a methadone program--in fact it is the best treatment for an opioid addiction as born out in the reasearch based evidence. And not problem with him being in a program like that for an extended period of time--there is only a treatment for any chronic condition, not cures for them and this IS treatment. His problem is he's not serious about his recovery and continues to use illicit drugs while in the program. This will eventually get him discharged from that program. So don't criticize the methadone treatment--just his abuse of that system in continuing to use. This very often is because the patient has been resisting a high enough methadone dose to get him to stop using illicitly. People get hung up in numbers, where the "right" dose is the one that stops ALL opiate abuse, with the very minimum therapeutic dose being 60mg and the average fallling in the 80 to 120 mg/day range.

    As for what you should do, if he is not serious about getting and PARTICIPATING in the treatment that he needs to regain control of his life, then you should RUN, not walk, away from him. With that young child you need stability in your life and not the roller coaster ride that is living with an active addict. If he's serious about regaining control of his life and actions then work with and assist him. But learn more about methadone treatment--it could save his life if he'd do it right.

    Good luck to you and the little one.
    Kind regards,
    J.R. Neuberger
    National Alliance for Medication Assisted Revocery
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