Hi I’m a addict in recovery and I have had a bit of a similar situation and I am not in any way wanting for this response to your post to sound like I’m criticising your actions at all. I think you’ve done exactly what the vast majority of people who have been in that situation would of done and the people I know that have been in the same position and gotten rid of the drugs, have also got rid of the addict in a rage against the deceitful and dishonest way the addicts behave in their attempt to get away with it all. Dfh is right though he will need to be gradually reducing the use of the heroin or using a substitute that would make him feel like he was in withdrawal if he used heroin whilst using the prescribed substitute. This is the bit where I may seem like I’m criticising the way you’ve handled everything but please believe me when I tell you that’s not my intension. Obviously you know him better than me to make this judgement but do you think he would of come to you and admitted to the relapse if he thought you would be able to team up with each other and confront it head on or do you think he had no intention of telling you what was happening?
