The parent of an addict from Payson, Ariz.
It makes you do things you never would have done before. My son stole family heirloom jewelry given to me by my parents, brought here from Italy, irreplaceable. It broke my heart to tell my mother what my middle son did. I died a little inside telling her it was forever gone. Once a good looking and decent man, he turned to drug use and then finally heroin use and abuse.
He flat lined in the E.R. 4 times in one night, [had] permanent brain damage and [is] now serving time in Kingman prison for theft as well as sex with a minor (16) while on heroin! He has had all of his teeth pulled now at the age of 27, ruined his looks and his mind. While he no longer has the chance for a normal life, I hope that many will listen and make some huge changes while there is still time! Parents, I quit enabling him for 2 years, only back in his life once he was ready and clean and prepared to serve his jail time and do the best he can to move on to the next sober level!