Cerene - Thank you for your kind words. I am beginning to understand the gravity of addiction with the help of kind folks like you, who have recovered or are recovering from it, though I probably never will understand fully, having never experienced it. However at least I can try to understand.
He has seen a psychiatrist and has access to treatment. I know he suffers from depression and anxiety. I am not sure if they are the cause of his drug use or an effect of the same. He has not been abstinent long enough to find out.
What made you turn around? When and how did you decide enough is enough and the pain of recovery is better than the pain of addiction? People talk about hitting bottom. Was that true for you?