Loving an Addict
Addicts are often stigmatized as these dirty, grungy “junkies” who parole the streets with nobody other than their heroin, Cocaine and/or other illicit drugs to keep them warm at night. But the reality is, each individual suffering from addiction is someone’s son, daughter, mother, father, best friend, husband, wife, etc. The list goes on and on. Yes, some addicts do live on the streets and have chosen a lifestyle of ongoing drug use and chasing the next “high” or feeling of euphoria by their own volition. But other drug addicts are more secretive and indulge in their drug of choice behind closed doors, in the comfort of their own home, possibly even right under their loved ones’ noses without them even knowing let alone them even suspecting it. But can you really love a drug addict? Is their sickness so grotesque that family and friends truly abandon them or is …
