My brother is smoking oxycontin!! what should I do

dreamingwithabrokenheart · 04-25-2007, 02:11 PM

I recently found out that my brother has been smoking oxycontin with friends for the past four months or so. I confronted him about it about two weeks ago and told him he needs to get help. He said he thinks he's addicted but wanted to try to quit on his own because he knows what he's doing is wrong. Well I just found out that he did it again this weekend. I told him that if he did it again that I would have to tell our parents, etc.

Has anyone on this board been through this with either a family member or friend? Need some advice on what to do. I know I need to tell my parents about this but I'm afraid my mom would be just too devastated... i've briefly looked into rehab facilities but they're so expensive. does insurance cover it?

any thoughts would be much appreciated.

**BellaDonna** · 04-25-2007, 02:19 PM

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Has anyone on this board been through this with either a family member or friend?

I have- and it's very frustrating.....

My brother chose other drugs. When he did so at the time he was a minor- so I did go straight to my parents. I would rather have my parents be devastated then live with the guilt that I could have done mroe if anything "bad" every happened to him. I was willing to be a snitch if it meant that he could ultimately be helped. He was pissed at me for a while, but he got over it.

How old is your brother?

dreamingwithabrokenheart · 04-25-2007, 02:23 PM

Thanks for the reply. My brother is 21 and he's been doing drugs (marijuana) for 3 or so years now but in the past year has been getting into much more dangerous stuff. All of which is new information to me.

Dubb · 04-25-2007, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by dreamingwithabrokenheart

I recently found out that my brother has been smoking oxycontin with friends for the past four months or so. I confronted him about it about two weeks ago and told him he needs to get help. He said he thinks he's addicted but wanted to try to quit on his own because he knows what he's doing is wrong. Well I just found out that he did it again this weekend. I told him that if he did it again that I would have to tell our parents, etc.

Has anyone on this board been through this with either a family member or friend? Need some advice on what to do. I know I need to tell my parents about this but I'm afraid my mom would be just too devastated... i've briefly looked into rehab facilities but they're so expensive. does insurance cover it?

any thoughts would be much appreciated.

Get your parents involved ASAP. Who cares what your bother thinks. I lost my brother and 5 friends to drugs. Do everything possible to help him. In the end it will be his choice but you can help lead him in the right direction. Get him off now b/c it will only get worse. I lived with this for 7 years and it never gets better.

Dako · 04-25-2007, 02:45 PM

That's some serious stuff he's smoking, and in time he may ingest it other ways, and be too far gone to deal with.
If he was just smoking weed or something less addictive I'd leave him to his fun, but you and your folks need to get him off this stuff.

Accept the fact that he may hate you. That's a small price to pay.

He said he's hooked. Believe him.

Brooke657 · 04-25-2007, 02:56 PM

Well your brother and my mom have something in common except she didn't smoke it. She started abusing vicodin in my sophmore year of high school after my parents divorced and within 6 months she was using oxycontin. Your brother has an addiction and he can't just stop. Rehab is expensive but it's worth it. We had to have an intervention for my mom after she overdosed and she freaked out. She wouldn't speak to us for almost 3 months but she eventually got off of it and she became herself again. You have to stop it now before it kills him because eventually it will. Your mom may be devistated but she'll be far more devistated when he od's. He needs to get help. A oxycontin addiction isn't something that you can deal with on your own.

Dr.Amore · 04-25-2007, 03:19 PM

I would confront him one more time and tell him the next time i find out that you did it im going to tell mommy and daddy. To be honest iv never heard of anyone smoking oxy and don't know the affects. I myself was addicted to oxy but wold snort it. After hearing many story's and some friends overdosing and dying from it i quit. Oxy is very very and i mean very dangerous try and find out how many milligrams he is taking. Oxy really isnt a drug you can just quit and seeing if you have been doing it for 4 months.

**BellaDonna** · 04-25-2007, 03:22 PM

I would not even give him the chance to hide it from you...because that's what I think he'll do if you say:

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if i find out that you did it im going to tell mommy and daddy.

I think you should think about harm prevention and intervention and just go to your parents.

Family is supposed to look out for one another- sometimes that might mean getting your brother mad at you- but in the end it is for his own good.

If he goes through rehab and heals, he'll thank you for it one day.

dreamingwithabrokenheart · 04-26-2007, 06:38 PM

Thanks to all those that responded. I plan on giving him one more chance, he said that he can do it, if not i'm telling my parents.

ten · 04-29-2007, 11:09 PM

he can't go cold turkey other wise he'll have withdrawal symptoms...
maybe he was gradually trying to quit

04-25-2007, 02:11 PM	#1
dreamingwithabrokenheart Offline Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New York, NY Gender: Male Posts: 70	My brother is smoking oxycontin!! what should I do I recently found out that my brother has been smoking oxycontin with friends for the past four months or so. I confronted him about it about two weeks ago and told him he needs to get help. He said he thinks he's addicted but wanted to try to quit on his own because he knows what he's doing is wrong. Well I just found out that he did it again this weekend. I told him that if he did it again that I would have to tell our parents, etc. Has anyone on this board been through this with either a family member or friend? Need some advice on what to do. I know I need to tell my parents about this but I'm afraid my mom would be just too devastated... i've briefly looked into rehab facilities but they're so expensive. does insurance cover it? any thoughts would be much appreciated.

04-25-2007, 02:56 PM	#6
Brooke657 Offline Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: newport coast, california Gender: Female Age: 21 Posts: 926	Well your brother and my mom have something in common except she didn't smoke it. She started abusing vicodin in my sophmore year of high school after my parents divorced and within 6 months she was using oxycontin. Your brother has an addiction and he can't just stop. Rehab is expensive but it's worth it. We had to have an intervention for my mom after she overdosed and she freaked out. She wouldn't speak to us for almost 3 months but she eventually got off of it and she became herself again. You have to stop it now before it kills him because eventually it will. Your mom may be devistated but she'll be far more devistated when he od's. He needs to get help. A oxycontin addiction isn't something that you can deal with on your own. Last edited by Brooke657; 04-25-2007 at 03:09 PM.

04-25-2007, 03:19 PM	#7
Dr.Amore Offline Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: VA Posts: 99	I would confront him one more time and tell him the next time i find out that you did it im going to tell mommy and daddy. To be honest iv never heard of anyone smoking oxy and don't know the affects. I myself was addicted to oxy but wold snort it. After hearing many story's and some friends overdosing and dying from it i quit. Oxy is very very and i mean very dangerous try and find out how many milligrams he is taking. Oxy really isnt a drug you can just quit and seeing if you have been doing it for 4 months. __________________ If you love something let it go, if it comes back its yours, if it doesn't was never meant to be. Count your blessings not your problems. Bad things happen to good people but turning the bad to good is what makes us stronger.

04-29-2007, 11:09 PM	#10
ten Offline Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Gender: Male Age: 24 Posts: 77	he can't go cold turkey other wise he'll have withdrawal symptoms... maybe he was gradually trying to quit __________________ Our purpose in life is to be better citizen to our community and the world. ~ my dad

04-25-2007, 02:23 PM	#3
dreamingwithabrokenheart Offline Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New York, NY Gender: Male Posts: 70	Thanks for the reply. My brother is 21 and he's been doing drugs (marijuana) for 3 or so years now but in the past year has been getting into much more dangerous stuff. All of which is new information to me.

04-25-2007, 02:45 PM	#5
Dako Offline Platinum Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Gender: None Specified Posts: 9,156	That's some serious stuff he's smoking, and in time he may ingest it other ways, and be too far gone to deal with. If he was just smoking weed or something less addictive I'd leave him to his fun, but you and your folks need to get him off this stuff. Accept the fact that he may hate you. That's a small price to pay. He said he's hooked. Believe him.

04-26-2007, 06:38 PM	#9
dreamingwithabrokenheart Offline Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New York, NY Gender: Male Posts: 70	Thanks to all those that responded. I plan on giving him one more chance, he said that he can do it, if not i'm telling my parents.