My son behaves like your brother Annon2020. I understand exactly how you feel regarding him being sectioned for 28 days. It must be such a relief for you knowing that at he is safe and receiving professional help. My son was sectioned too about three years ago, but they let him out after only a few days. He was put into temporary accommodation, but was just left there on his own and he deteriorated. When the Covid came He was moved into a B&B for a few months and now he Is homeless again. He begs to fund his addictions ( though this isn’t going well as people don’t tent to carry cash as much due to the Covid ), although he never has enough money because he doesn’t have a switch off bitten. He uses until he becomes unconscious or overdoses. He sleeps where he passes out. People just walk past.
During the past month he has been hospitalised four times. The first two times he was found on the pavement overdosed. The third time he collapsed and landed on his ankle which broke under the pressure. This last time, about 10 days ago he was attacked by dealers whom he owns £60 to . They told him if they didn’t get their money, they would stab him. He was admitted to hospital and had emergency surgery on his arms. He had held them over his head as he was being hit to protect his face. The hospital wanted to keep him in for a day or so after the surgery, but he bolted.
There are free phones in the city Centre and he calls me, but as cruel as this may sound I cannot help. I have been paying his drug debts for years and have lost thousands of pounds.
I also can’t let him into my house as he can be dangerous and the police never do anything to help. I am on my own. My sons father died of cancer 12 years ago, round about the time my son went off the rails. I have tried everything humanly possible to get help for my son, but am met with “ he needs to want to stop “ He does! He just can’t do it on his own. He wishes he was dead, and things have become so bad, well it seems to me that soon he will just become another statistic, as in my experience the authorities etc just don’t care. The social services have been appalling. Both of us have just been left to cope on our own.
Sorry for high jacking your thread. Sorry if I sound bitter.
Ivy x