Lox, my son is 25 and has been an addict for the past 10 years - the absolute classic scenario, 'harmless' Pot to begin with (there's a f**kin' joke!), then Speed, Ecstasy, Temazepam, then Smack, then methadone, now methadone + temazepam. The hardest thing is to realise that you can't get another person off drugs, and that you are not responsible for what they do. It's a hard truth.

In almost 60 years of life I've never taken any illegal substance whatsoever, yet my life became dominated by drugs and addiction, and I only began to move forward when I accepted that I couldn't stop his addiction and that it wasn't my fault, and removed myself from his social circle.

I offer heartfelt best wishes to you, and I hope that you reach a happy conclusion as soon as possible.

Best,
S:0)