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Question

How does heroin affect your family and friends?

Answer 1

my brother used to take it, it was hidden from the whole family for a while, so as he was getting addicted to it and needing more, he stole items from the house to sell for cash, first it started with little things like rings and earings out of mine and mums jewellery box so we didn't notice straight away, then he became very withdrawn, stopped communicating with any of us, he always seemed moody, then he started stealing cars from the area we lived in, nobody knew it was him, he would burn them, then he stole mums car and crashed it, the police got involved and thats when we learned it was him doing all the car theft.
well as you can imagine i didn't want to believe my brother could do all them things, especially stealing from his own mother, sister and worse his grandmother! luckily we helped eachother through it, my brother was sent to prison, it gave him a chance to clean himself up (thankfully he is now drug free) but it was the family who suffered, it was like he was a stranger, nobody knew him we couldn't help him and was angry he didn't come to us to start off with for help.
today, i don't see my brother, but i know where he lives and at least he is clean and alive!

Answer 2

People taking heroin will very quickly become physically and mentally addicted to it, so that it will become the most important thing in their life. That will often mean that they start to neglect their usual friends and their family, preferring to hang out with other users or on their own. Since their desire for the drug is so strong, they can often end up stealing from people they would never usually hurt. They are also likely to be irritable, especially if someone challenges them about their drug use, causing arguments.

Not nice.

Answer 3

Any addiction can affect your family and friends. If your an addict you can get desperate. Heroin or any drug costs a pretty penny to keep up your addiction - so the addicts may go to family or friends for money, steal from them for money, etc etc.

It drives people mad & will eventually kill you given enough time.

Answer 4

The emotional impact of heroin on family and friends can be enormous. They are witness to a loved one's self-destruction and feel powerless to do anything for them as long as the user refuses to get help. They experience depression, anger, loss of control, embarrassment...the list goes on depending on the individual. There are support groups for family and friends to help deal with these issues. Check local yellow pages and hospitals for further info in your area.

Answer 5

this is coming from a former addict. completely clean and sober on my own with no program. it took moving 2000 miles away by myself to do it. although now id say its safe to state i am an alcoholic.
we dont have a drug abuse problem in this country, we have a parental guidance problem, to borrow from carl jung (the movie blow was based off his life)

i have seen my friends go further downhill. my best friend got evicted from the apartment i used to live in and he moved into when i moved out for dealing.
another friend injects it with a needle (aka "using a rig") because it takes less smack to get you just as high as if you sniff it. we all know the implications of injecting even with a clean needle every time.
a 17 year old associate of mine overdosed and died. i went to his funeral.
i can go on and on about how it affects your friends and family. but i think i may go beyond the scope of this forum.
the problem is not in starting it or trying it the first time, its being messed up in the head enough to need to escape from being sober. even now clean for these three years, i still think its the greatest feeling in the world- being high on heroin. you can stay up all night. you have no worries. your sexual stamina is literally non-ending. you have the confidence you need to talk to members of the opposite sex. etc..

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Answer 6

It's not the heroin that affects them, it's the clown taking it and stealing from them to pay the scum for it in the first place.

Answer 7

it affects the user with out them knowing ,very tricky gear, the person on heroin is no where near the person you think they where.it will make them steal .lie.and deny,just to score . lady heroin,its stole off britain , the user is a zombie hell bent on heroin. the rattle is so amense it could kill a person .they will take every last tenner and every last bag and die happy because the poor souls have been kidnapped by the devil.

Answer 8

In my experience it ruins all forms of close personal relationships. If you have a problem, try the n/a helpline. G.B. no 0845 3733366 or if you know the person, you could try FRANK in the phonebook or ADFAM. Both are excellent in offering support and guidence in relation to addiction issues. Good luck in your own life journey. Mikex

Answer 9

It destroys trust and ruins relationships. Go to Narcotics Anonymous for more info.

Answer 10

because your friends and family love you and they see you hurting yourself, it hurts them as well..not to mention you are probably taking money from them..you act out against them..you lose the respect of your old friends as you gain the new, not so good friends...but mostly because you're hurting yourself and it hurts them and as parents they wonder where they went wrong and they feel like it's their fault...they also fear that they'll find you dead on the street or get that one phone call that you're dead..