Sorry to hear about that situation LVR, I know that must be difficult. Addictions don't seem to be any respecter of persons, seems folks from all walks of life are susceptible. My father was an alcoholic, and even though he managed to function and hold responsible jobs it took a toll on others in the home. Our relationship was never what it could or should have been. My mother's brother was also an alcoholic. I reckoned to myself at an early age that I would not partake of alcohol. There came a point as very young man, that I decided to stare down the pain of the past so to speak. Thankfully, I realized quickly that when I started to take a liking to it, that the right thing to do was to walk away from it while I still could. My advice to any young person is that you are not missing a thing if you never drink or do drugs because all it does is cause pain to not only yourself but to all those around you.Ky hills> What you just wrote hit home. One of my own embarked down a course of ruin and desolation without any regard to
any input from his mother or myself. I know it is a cliché but once the arrow leaves the bow and goes wide of the mark
it will for all intents and purposes miss the mark. My grandfathers family on my mothers side had a penchant for erratic
behavior especially in the Missouri- Kansas area. (that is as close a clue that I will give) and although there was never any
contact with them I do suspect a certain amount of genetic influence. I contribute a lot of the problem to compulsory addictive
behavior which no one knows they have until or unless they place themselves in that situation. I have no answer for it
other than avoidance of the temptation or prayer. LVR