My oldest son was addicted to meth and is in recovery. Incarceration, and threat of longer term incarceration, happened to be one of the most important tools that helped put him on the road to recovery. From experience, I think Mayor Pete is peddling a bad idea.
My son has been clean for about 18 months now.
Wishing him good health and staying clean.
My prayers for continued recovery, for him and for your sake.
Incarceration, and threat of longer term incarceration, happened to be one of the most important tools that helped put him on the road to recovery.
But didn't stop him from becoming addicted, it seems.
[[My oldest son was addicted to meth and is in recovery. Incarceration, and threat of longer term incarceration, happened to be one of the most important tools that helped put him on the road to recovery. From experience, I think Mayor Pete is peddling a bad idea.
My son has been clean for about 18 months now.]]
May he find strength to stay clean in the years ahead. An ex-girlfriend of mine found her way into jail with her end cycle alcoholism (rubbing alcohol and mouthwash) courtesy of me and that was the kick in the ass she needed to get on the sober road. She attended a program inside and she couldn’t run away from it.
Those seven weeks in the clink are basically why she is alive today. This year she will be 10 years sober and a close friend.
She thanks me for saving her life but I tell her it really was entirely her decision to stay sober.
The further away you get from the addiction years the more perspective you tend to gain and what you have to lose.