Can't hide the keys or anything like that because he would be VERY angry ....
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First I talked and talked to him. Didn't work. Then I told him he couldn't stay here if he was doing drugs. He had a free apartment on the side of my house. Thought he wouldn't want to lose it. He left. Took the big tv and new x-box and sold them both. Disappeared for weeks. Came back, said he couldn't quit cold turkey because it would kill him. Said he wants to quit and would ween himself off. Has not done that. He endangered my life a few nights ago where BAD people were threatening to come here with guns and they have done things like that to others AND things involving fire. He has stolen most of my savings. He is driving a car that is in my name while intoxicated. In moments of clarity, he has cried and apologized and I believe he meant it but within hours was back doing it and being VERY mean. Found another new 'friend' today that is into the same stuff who wants driven around, another dangerous person. I've tried tough love. I've tried literally begging . Literally. And I've prayed and prayed and prayed and.........
FYI, there are only TWO known substances that can kill you during withdrawals: alcohol and benzodiazepines (xanax, valium, etc). If he's using cocaine, heroin, meth... he won't die. He'll want to... but he won't.
Will the NAC hurt him if he takes it while drugs are in his system?
btw. They give NAC if someone takes a Tylenol overdose. It stops the intermediate breakdown products from destroying the liver by speeding up detoxifying.
Wow! Thank you!
Insurance will get him into treatment. Send him out of state with no money. Daybreak in Philadelphia is a good one.