you can never trust an addict...true or false in your opinion?

Question

the person i am referring to has been clean for quite some time....so i am just wondering if that would still be a concern to any of you and if you have any experiences to back up your opinion....thanks...

Answer 1

1) if someone's drug addicted, than you can't believe him/her
2) if someone is not addicted anymore, your confidence depends on his/her moral.
Best regards from Belgrade!

Answer 2

Trust is an ongoing thing of which it is completely ok to have a form of checks and balances. TRUSTING the person blindly is not good..... but letting them know that you trust them sometimes will build confidence in them to continue to be trusted by keeping clean.

An Honest person will tell you the truth every time. Ask a direct question...... if they have reasoned it dead to themselves and to God, they will answer you honestly and it will never have the power over them as it once did. They therefor have conquered it completely and YES, you can trust them that this is true. On the other hand they may confess to you how hard it is to keep straight or clean and now you have gained their trust as a confidant. Help them in any way you can but remember two things. 1. Professionals do it best....... 2. If they are clean, they can stay clean by not thinking or talking about it, so it is very good if it is not even mentioned. Much more in life to do than to dwell on some bad behavior. Replacing it with something better is the best way.

Answer 3

Just had three female heroin addicts, one of whom was a sexual partner, bit of casual sex now and then, this one i would always leave my wallet at home and just carry 10 quid or something in case she nicked it or sponged off me, she went and stayed with 2 drug addict lessies, i dont know why, but even though they went shoplifting everyday to fund thieir habits, they came across as such warm and lovely people who just had addictions due to unfortuaante circumstances that i believed i was a friend and they would not rip off friends, which fortunately never actually happened, but they did inadvertetnly leave phone message saying they were planning something against me, before i heard the message, i went round there for dinner and my car broke down, so got the bus there and was 2 hours late, when i got there one of the split the beans that the casual sex partner suggested the idea of getting me pissed, nicking my car and then robbing my house while i was asleep, claiming the were horrified and wanted no part of it, i later heard a phone message where they were talking amongst themselves, not realising my answering machine system was recording everything they were saying, which indicated they thought someone had rumbled me as i had answered my phone everytime before, but now suddenly i wasnnt,, one of them said, alright who rumbled him, the xex partner swore nobody had, which was true at the time, and then told one of them off saying she shouldnt have said something not right just yet, to a copper that would be concrete evidence of a conspiracy. The moral of the story is, DO NOT trust a drug addcit ever, however nice and genuine they may seem

Answer 4

Probably true, but to be fair to all parties, I think it would depend on what you were talking about. Can you trust an addict to hold your 50 bucks till 3:00, (when the addict is out of dope) I doubt it. But can you trust them with a secret, probably. Or something like that.

Answer 5

false..
an addict is just someone who's unable to stop a certain habit(most of the time a bad habit). not an alien...there's no reason to say that ALL addicts can't be trusted or relied on.i'm not saying we should encourage these addicts to continue whatever bad habits, but we shouldn't treat them as if they're abnormal.

p.s. ever heard of the yellow ribbon project? >.>

Answer 6

It really depends on their addiction doesn't it. I am addicted to a legal item but I will not rob my grand mom to get more. I can work at a bank with out keeping some cash. So depends ...
~A~

Answer 7

Once an addict-always an addict. There is always the potential to revert to drugs. Basically never let your guard down.

Answer 8

True, you can never trust an active addict. False, in that you can trust a recovering addict who has proven themself to be trustworthy.

Answer 9

Never say never....I think Pres. Reagan said it best.....Trust and verify.....an addict is always an addict.....and can slip at anytime.....so he/she needs to be careful....trust, but be knowledgable about the fact each day he/she is fighting the want.....you may be able to trust him/her yesterday, then he/she slip at not be trustworthy at all.....good luck in your decision with this

Answer 10

no i don't think so. when a person is truely addicted to something that is ALL that they care about,all they think about and all they want. it is a serious disease, being addicted to something. even tho you can't trust them let them know they can still trust you and support them(not their habbit) as much as you can. they need to remember what they used to love and they still do

Answer 11

No, some people are functional addicts and can still fufill their commitments while they continue to use. Their health and relationships will still suffer in the long run though.