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by Oh no my principles etc. 12/28/2017, 10:24pm PST |
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I saw my brother for the first time in almost a year on Christmas. He was always the cool one, and I guess he decided to take that to the next level because now he has a serious IV drug problem. Hey, that sounds like something we can solve, I mean it's got problem right in the name! Within 48 hours of hearing the word "fentanyl" for the first time in my life, I had him moved in with me, enrolled in a treatment program, and was watching him take his first dose of methadone. Do you have any idea how hard it is to find a doctor who can prescribe methadone on Boxing Day? All the clinics are closed until after New Year's, and an ER doctor won't do it. Everyone I talked to said it definitely wasn't going to happen until I found someone who could make it happen. GO TEAM PROBLEM SOLVERS.
Then in the space of an hour the whole thing fell apart. I pushed him too hard, made every mistake in the book - including some I'd already seen families on TV make! - and haven't heard from him since. I admit, I went into this with eyes fully closed. I had visions of us going running on the beach together, and eating disgusting high-protein foods, and watching whatever vanishingly small selection of prestige cable dramas don't involve drugs. I thought we'd put in a few months of hard work and suffering and then swagger around like the cocks of the walk. When people talk about the real world versus the fantasy world I'm living in, this is what they're talking about.
My only hope at this point is that he likes the methadone enough to stick with it until his counselor can get her hands on him again. She seemed like she knew what she was doing. For one thing, she didn't keep making him do the Predator handshake with her like I did. For another, she's probably read all the way through the various wikipedia articles I skimmed looking for actionable strategies and words that would make me sound like a drugs expert. GO TEAM DRUGS EXPERTS.
PS: This thread already has a lot of mean, snarky one-liners in it - most of them by me - so don't share any of your own family drugs experiences unless you're comfortable receiving some of those (again, probably from me). |
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car2go is a scourge by Ice Cream Jonsey 12/16/2017, 9:08am PST
"Repositioning team" sounds like sarcasm. Just pay the $5 and move it yourself. NT by Oh no my principles etc. 12/16/2017, 9:37am PST
Whew! Thanks for the advice, anonymous guy. Thank God you're here. by Ice Cream Jonsey 12/16/2017, 9:59am PST
Mom, dad, things are going well out here in Los Angeles by Fullofkittens 12/16/2017, 10:30am PST
Ha! I'd also like to take back most of my previous message. by Ice Cream Jonsey 12/16/2017, 10:35am PST
Now apologize for the forum software. by Oh no my principles etc. 12/16/2017, 12:31pm PST
Re: Now apologize for the forum software. by Ice Cream Jonsey 12/16/2017, 12:39pm PST
All this and I haven't even revealed which car sharing company I am the CEO of. by Oh no my principles etc. 12/16/2017, 1:04pm PST
All this and I haven't even revealed which car sharing company I am the CEO of. by Ice Cream Jonsey 12/16/2017, 1:51pm PST
Admit it, for a while there it felt like the old days. We're bringing it back! NT by We're bringing Caltrops back. 12/16/2017, 2:06pm PST
MCGA! Lock her up! NT by MCGA! Lock her up! 12/20/2017, 2:19pm PST
MCGA might as well stand for "How Many Colors Was That Again" because it's what NT by we were all thinking. 12/20/2017, 2:32pm PST
Man, Jonesy doesn't let them loose often but he's got some pretty good ones NT by in his arsenal 12/17/2017, 8:09am PST
I thought you said he was going to respond like a baby? NT by Mysterio Lollerson 12/16/2017, 12:41pm PST
Nah, fuck this guy by that guy 12/19/2017, 6:56am PST
I'm glad we got this thread in before the deadline for Post of the Year. by Oh no my principles etc. 12/19/2017, 10:22am PST
Just stop posting. Problem solved. NT by Oh no my etc "thought leader" 12/19/2017, 11:56am PST
I'm going to share with you some index cards from my Caltrops character binder. by Oh no my principles etc. 12/19/2017, 12:09pm PST
Bring back Bradley Svedka NT by Saltlord 12/19/2017, 8:03pm PST
Oh man, why didn't I listen to you last week? Here's a good post to make up for by Oh no my principles etc. 12/28/2017, 10:24pm PST
Stick to the zingers, this shit you posted here put me to sleep. NT by Mehphistopheles 12/29/2017, 4:52am PST
I enjoyed it, but I also enjoy your posts. by Ice Cream Jonsey 12/29/2017, 11:45am PST
I should've used my real Caltrops name instead of my fake Caltrops name. by Oh no my principles etc. 12/29/2017, 1:36pm PST
I'm a little embarrassed to admit that I had missed the theme here with my NT by previous comment. -Mehphistopheles 12/29/2017, 6:53pm PST
Update: apparently he's back in treatment? by Oh no my principles etc. 01/08/2019, 5:42pm PST
Why is ur family so fucked up NT by Mysterio 01/08/2019, 6:38pm PST
You mean my pretend filipino family, or my real family? by Oh no my principles etc. 01/08/2019, 10:04pm PST
I kinda made that all about me. I can't help it, it's how I perceive the world. by Oh no my principles etc. 01/09/2019, 2:24am PST
I don't know why I didn't include this detail, it's too good. by Oh no my principles etc. 01/09/2019, 3:04am PST
Yo shits dark NT by Mysterio 01/09/2019, 2:19pm PST
That was supposed to be a funny story. by Oh no my principles etc. 01/11/2019, 4:33am PST
It was. NT by Ulrachi 01/11/2019, 2:13pm PST
No mo(re) "Yo" NT by Style Monitor 01/11/2019, 2:20pm PST
Break window, pour gasoline, toss match. NT by The Happiness Engine 12/16/2017, 5:16pm PST
Their UI is as stupid as their arbitrary design decisions. Great kraut company. by Saltlord 12/17/2017, 7:50am PST
This is all great and I support it completely. by Ice Cream Jonsey 12/17/2017, 11:27am PST
car2go network down for maintenance for ~6 hours in DC. Server shat the bed? by Saltlord 12/19/2017, 12:20am PST
car2gofuckyourself NT by The Happiness Engine 12/19/2017, 8:52am PST
You could always leave a bad review on the APP store, that'd teach em a lesson. NT by Mehphistopheles 12/17/2017, 11:24pm PST
one problem by one solution 05/31/2019, 2:33pm PDT
Fucking hero by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/31/2019, 6:25pm PDT
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