Roommate in freefall. Looking for advice.
Hi,
My roommate, who has been in and out of recovery over the past 5 years, is in a complete freefall right now, both in terms of addiction and life events, and I'm wondering how exactly I can help him.
I'm actually a recovering alcoholic myself, with just over five years of sobriety. My roommate has a long history of drug abuse, with opiates and downer-type drugs being his drug of choice. A few years ago he relapsed, and managed to keep it semi-hidden (I was in denial) for about a year and half. Finally, he got into a car accident, which caused the truth to come out.
Fast forward to now, and it's very evident he's using some sort of opiate again. At this very moment, he's in my apartment speaking with slurred speech, moving at one-quarter speed and just acting totally out of it. I couldn't take it anymore and asked him to acknowledge his drug use, stating I wanted to help him, but he's dug his heels in and denies it.
Compounding things, his mom has terminal cancer and has only months to live, his girlfriend broke up with him last night, and he is most likely going to be fired from his job imminently. I am really worried about the guy.
I've spoken with some friends in recovery about the situation, as well as his girlfriend, and have gotten some thoughts about what to do from them. But I'm really just looking for any thoughts/advice from anyone who's somewhat familiar with this stuff, which is why I'm posting here.
If anybody has experience with a situation like this, or thinks they might have some helpful insight, I would appreciate your thoughts.