Addiction Recovery

Reader Question – dating an ex-meth user?

December 26th, 2011 Filed under: Meth Recovery — Addiction Recovery Author

Many of you might be asking this same question so I’m posting with the answer here. Enjoy. The question is from Melanie R

I’ve been dating this guy a few months. He’s amazing. Respects my morals, makes me happy, supports my school work, and has recently started going to church with me. The only thing that bothers me is he used be a Meth user. He told me about it pretty soon after we first started going on dates, and he spent a good amount of jail time for his drug use/selling.He now goes to support meetings, has a sponsor, is working a program of recovery, and is getting off probation early. Also, he goes to church support groups to try and help those who were in his situation. I’ve met his family and he’s met mine. Both of my parents are very insightful and they really like him. His mother is happy I’ve encouraged him into going to church again.What bothers me is he said if someone were to put some meth in front of him, he’s not sure if he could turn away. I know that once an addict, always an addict, but this really startled me. I know a little about meth and that it is extremely addictive, but is there anything I should know about meth addicts before pursuing this relationship? Are they able to love anything more than their drugs? I’m convinced that he is truly turning his life around.

Answer: .He is being honest,by saying he doesn’t know how he’d react to temptation.That doesn’t say he regress and yield.With the support of everyone around him,he’ll make it

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