Originally Posted by
krismarie212 
i have a question - my boyfriend is a recoverng drug addict. and we dont seem to agree on this answer.
he went to rehab and met a few people obviously and now he is home and in an out-patient group and has met more people. the people have given him their number and whatever. i feel that a recovering drug addict shouldnt associate with recovering drug addicts for the simple fact that if a criminal comes out of jail he cant associate with felons. isnt it the same thing?
do you think he is right? he then said that if he hangs out with them i would be going and meeting new people, but i dont think those are the people id like to meet. am i wrong?
please help
No it is not the same as felons. It's more like cancer victims helping one another through there disease. Remember this is a disease and it affects the brain ( and other parts of the body.)
It is better for them to hang out with a recovering addict than there old friend addicts, is it not.
The RA understand one another better than us normies do and they know when there slipping. They willcall them on it and help them stay clean.
Go to Nar-Anon You might be nervous but once your in there you will be fine. You don't need to share unless you feel like it. I always leave the meeting feeling better.
I also say attend a NA meeting with your ABF (Just one with him, you don't want to interfere with his anonymity and his sharing) You can attend another one a few times if you want to , but I always recommend NA so you get a new outlook on someone that is working the program. That way you meet some Recovering Addicts. For they are RA for the rest of there life.