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In reply to the discussion: OK, DUers- I need advice, and this is not a political post [View all]58Sunliner
(4,381 posts)But I am sure, like many in this forum, I will counsel you to not have them live with you. Until you know they are committed to staying clean they are a risk to your health. Have they been through rehab before? Addicts will lie through their teeth and manipulate. It's the addiction talking. You can never change an addict. They have to make that journey on their own. You may want to provide them with financial assistance, and that is up to you. But I would not bet on fixing them. More often than not, the money will not give you the return on investment that you are hoping for. I am sorry that you have to deal with this during these times, but usually, at some point, you have to release yourself of responsibility and any guilt. It's like watching a slow moving accident or suicide and the only one who can stop it is the addict.