(((BookReader))) - Welcome to SR, though I'm sorry for what has brought you here.
I'm both an RA (recovering addict) and have loved ones who are in recovery, who are still active, and some lost the battle with addiction.
When I THOUGHT I was done, I stayed clean for a while. I'd been through outpatient treatment, meetings for almost 6 months, but I was not done, and I relapsed.
This time, however, I accepted that, obviously, I did NOT know it all, and I grasped for everything I could to keep me in recovery. I've had to work on my codependency recovery harder than the addiction one, but they are very intertwined for me.
I realize I don't know your son. I can only tell you that when I was convinced that I'd heard it all, knew how to stay clean, was bored hearing recovery talk...I was not done. I've got 5 years in recovery, a huge part of it is thanks to SR, and I'm still learning
Hugs and prayers,
Amy