You mentioned in a previous post that the addict in your life is dealing with life just fine. People who use drugs are NOT dealing with life, they are running away from it because they CAN'T deal with life. Addicts are also very good liars, so I wouldn't put much faith in anything your ex says. It all seems to be a facade, and eventually those start to crumble. The farther away you are from him, the better off you will be.