[teke]

hi shawn, welcome. sorry to hear about your brother. i agree that there is nothing you can do to make him want to stop but you can stop giving him money to buy the drugs. i lost my brother to addiction but i decided that i was not gonna help him kill himself by giving him my money that i knew he would only spend to supply his habit.

im sorry but i do agree with some of the others. i have concerns for you too. i'm sure your brother did not set out to become addicted but it happened. addiction is so cunning and baffling. i'm a recovering addict and i thought i could handle doing a little bit of drugs and then stop when i got ready but when i thought i was finally ready to stop, i found that i couldn't do it with help.

i think it would be a good idea for you to attend a few aa or na meetings. i'm sure you will find others that started out to same as you. i understand that you have decided not to use again but keep this in mind because for a lot of us addicts, its not as easy as they say. its very hard when faced with opportunity, to 'JUST SAY NO".

I also agree that with you setting example for your brother, he may/may not realize how far his addiction has progressed. try to keep the focus on you. you and your brother are in my prayers.