Does you addicted loved one?????
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Yes, My father is dead because of his. Booze, coke, heroin...
I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
The thing is, I never witnessed any of it. I only met him once when I was a kid. Maybe there is an addiction gene that runs deep.
I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
The thing is, I never witnessed any of it. I only met him once when I was a kid. Maybe there is an addiction gene that runs deep.
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Runs in the family.... or did until everyone passed away
Dad was a HEAVY drinker and smoker and died of lung cancer.
Mom drank a little and smoked but quit then got ALS and died after a 5 year battle with that HIDEOUS disease.
Brother was a drinker and smoker and pill/cocaine addict who got a brain tumor and removed it with a .38 at age 30.
Grandpa was a drinker and smoker and died from Emphysema....and loneliness.
Grandma was a drinker and smoker and died from Emphysema about 10 years before Grandpa.
Wow....never listed that out before..........
Mom drank a little and smoked but quit then got ALS and died after a 5 year battle with that HIDEOUS disease.
Brother was a drinker and smoker and pill/cocaine addict who got a brain tumor and removed it with a .38 at age 30.
Grandpa was a drinker and smoker and died from Emphysema....and loneliness.
Grandma was a drinker and smoker and died from Emphysema about 10 years before Grandpa.
Wow....never listed that out before..........
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My high school bf was adopted by wonderful, loving parents. They were not drinkers or smokers. He became an alcoholic. I later was told his birth mom found him and both birth parents were alcoholic/addicts. I wasn't shocked in the least.
He got sober, got his one year chip and hung himself. No one saw any signs of depression or despair! He left behind a loving wife and 2 beautiful children.
He got sober, got his one year chip and hung himself. No one saw any signs of depression or despair! He left behind a loving wife and 2 beautiful children.
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My xabf's parents were both alcoholics. I don't know much about his dad who left his mom when xabf was about 7 but his mom drank herself to death by the time he was 17. Intense craziness. His mom was his only present parent (Dad was in Europe but died the same year as mom) and she was very often passed out or really really drunk. Sometimes I wonder how he could not have been an addict. There are so many everyday life things he's never learned. So many things that leaves him feeling overwhelmed. I showed him how to light a fire a few weeks ago. You know without using those chemical fire logs or fire starter stuff.(A bit of kindling and if it doesn't start keep adding paper/newspaper). I couldn't stand his addict way of bitching at the wood for not burning!! He got it! He can start a fire now. I guess I got a bit carried away with my story but yeah...
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Originally Posted by February13 
I showed him how to light a fire a few weeks ago. You know without using those chemical fire logs or fire starter stuff.(A bit of kindling and if it doesn't start keep adding paper/newspaper). I couldn't stand his addict way of bitching at the wood for not burning!! He got it! He can start a fire now.
I guess I got a bit carried away with my story but yeah...
I guess I got a bit carried away with my story but yeah...
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My husband doesn't have anyone in his family that has ever had a substance abuse problem. He has a younger brother who is just finishing college, and he is fine so far. In my family there isn't anyone either. There are not even any smokers in our immediate family.
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Originally Posted by LoveMeNow
My high school bf was adopted by wonderful, loving parents. They were not drinkers or smokers. He became an alcoholic. I later was told his birth mom found him and both birth parents were alcoholic/addicts. I wasn't shocked in the least.
He got sober, got his one year chip and hung himself. No one saw any signs of depression or despair! He left behind a loving wife and 2 beautiful children.
He got sober, got his one year chip and hung himself. No one saw any signs of depression or despair! He left behind a loving wife and 2 beautiful children.
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Originally Posted by GuideMe
Yes, My father is dead because of his. Booze, coke, heroin...
I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
The thing is, I never witnessed any of it. I only met him once when I was a kid. Maybe there is an addiction gene that runs deep.
I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
The thing is, I never witnessed any of it. I only met him once when I was a kid. Maybe there is an addiction gene that runs deep.
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No addicts on my side of the family. We don't even drink alcohol. Right now, no one smokes either. My AS dad drinks an awful lot and is addicted to gambling. So much so that he has tried to commit suicide over gambling debt.
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My father was an alcoholic, my brother (one of five children) is an alcoholic/addict, and my my son is an alcoholic/addict (one of 11 grandchildren). None of my other siblings or their children appear to have a problem as of now.
I believe my husband's grandmother was an alcoholic (based on family stories about "crazy grandma" - but am not sure.
I believe my husband's grandmother was an alcoholic (based on family stories about "crazy grandma" - but am not sure.
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Both sides of my family, father, mother, male grandparent, cousins, uncles, all alcoholics.
My one aunt on my fathers side, wasn't, yet she married one, big time drinker, his son
is my last living cousin on that side of the family, he is in stage 4 cancer of the head & neck, due to drinking and smoking..he still drinks and smokes 4 packs a day.
My exabf, his father is an alcoholic, uncles were drug addicts (dead). His sister is like me, not an addict, just hooked up with them.
My one aunt on my fathers side, wasn't, yet she married one, big time drinker, his son
is my last living cousin on that side of the family, he is in stage 4 cancer of the head & neck, due to drinking and smoking..he still drinks and smokes 4 packs a day.
My exabf, his father is an alcoholic, uncles were drug addicts (dead). His sister is like me, not an addict, just hooked up with them.
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