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My ex-nephew dead of overdose in early 20s
It's my ex's nephew; for 11 years, he was my nephew, he was family.
Born to a coke-addicted mom, and a coke-addicted dad who departed two years in. Mom was able to kick coke long enough to be sensibly employed by an insurance agency for quite a while, starting to make a life for the kids. But addictions never really go away, and once mom started drinking, when the kids were about 10, it was all over. She was relentlessly drunk, lost her job, lost her teeth, lost her money, lost her home, moved back with mom and dad and for a while; could not be trusted around any cash for five minutes, because she would take it to the nearest booze store. Her girl, the younger, unfortunately developed breasts early and as a young teen was going out with 21 year olds. Don't know what she's doing now. Her boy, the older, seemed to do OK for a while. He was a good pitcher and got a scholarship to a good school for it. But once he got there, as it will do at about that age, signs of schizophrenia set in. Kicked out of school, he moved back in with mom for a while I think, but somehow wound up back with grandma and grandad. Neither very sharp, I imagine they were mystified by this young man who was bipolar and had schizoaffective disorder. And they were completely unaware that he had become a massive opiate addict, perhaps in an attempt to self-medicate. Apparently the opiate of his choice was a fentanyl patch, an oxycontin of sorts; addicts will cut the patch up and eat it. Grandma found his dead body over the weekend. |
I'm so sorry, UT. :(
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Bah. That's unfortunate...Didn't quite have a chance did he? :( Sorry UT.
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Rough end to a horrible beginning. Sorry toad.
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Wow, that sucks.
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What a horrible thing to happen. Words fail me.
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That's horrible. My condolences to you and your ex-family members.
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Sorry, Undertoad. I hope the sister breaks the cycle.
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Oh God, UT I am so sorry.
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Ouch. so sorry UT. Sending hugs your way.
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Condolences and prayers to the family. I'm very sorry to hear that UT. Thats just awful.
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God, UT, that's tragic. I'm so sorry.
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I'm sorry, Toad.
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Condolences Tony, that's just incredibly sad...
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I'm sorry brother.
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My condolences.... reminds me of my cousin, who died of a heroin overdose at a similar age.
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Very sorry, UT.
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I'm sorry for your loss, UT.
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Thats horrible. I'm sorry.
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I am sorry, UT. What a sad situation. :(
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Sorry for the loss.
Once someone starts eating fentanyl or duragesic patches, they have progressed from mere junkie to stone junkie. The miserable piece of shit junkie will steal patches from a family member who is dying of cancer and really needs them for the pain control. I know several of these. I don't know a lot of schizophrenics who also shoot dope, or smoke crack, or even drink excessively. For some reason that's not a common combination. Overdosing, whether accidental or intentional is part of the cost of doing business as a heroin user. One thing that's also common is that the junk is getting mixed with some nasty stuff, including a frequently fatal heroin/fentanyl combination. We get warnings about this stuff being found on the street more and more. |
Sorry to hear of your loss. An event none of us could wish on anyone but whose destiny often cannot be denied.
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Sorry UT. I don't know what else to say
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What a terrible tragedy.
My condolences. |
my condolences UT.
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I've lost 4 of my friends to drugs over the years, and several others very nearly so. It really sucks. I'm so sorry.
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The older I get, the more frequently I find myself offering my sympathies. UT, my deepest sympathies to you and the other loved one’s impacted by this. Thanks for sharing the story and your pain with us.
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OMG...that is crazy! I never heard of the patch-eating thing. Wow. My condolences UT!!!
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How very sad for your family!
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I'm sorry for your loss, UT.
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Sorry that it happened UT.
Life is hard for an addict, their friends and family, anyone who tried to help them. It's horrible to contemplate a life lived in lies, mistrust, hurt, pain and need. On the other hand it's hard to contemplate a life wasted. My sincere sympathy to you and yours. |
Now part two. The dead lad's addict mom, my ex-sister-in-law, was prescribed pills by an idiot doctor, to get through her son's funeral.
She was high and drunk and driving because her idiot parents, who did not recognize opiate abuse earlier (note that this thread is in the Parenting section), gave her car keys. Remarkably, she managed to drive to her destination, but fell getting out of the car. Because her 50-year-old body has suffered 30 years of drug and alcohol abuse, it is now equivalent to the frame of an 80-year-old. So she took head, neck and back injuries in the fall. While in the hospital for all that, she contracted pneumonia, and so she is now in intensive care and may die. If she lives through this, she will surely die within a year, of something similar. There is no need for sympathy here friends, it is all used up. Learn the lessons instead. If you are parents, love your children, never abuse them, either physically or, as is the case here, mentally. Her parents were emotional abusers who crushed this woman's soul and so this is the result. And if you, yourself, have been crushed, know it is not your fault, know that you can get healthy, it is possible, and seek therapy before it comes to this pathetic result. |
I think I'll go to a meeting.
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I'm really sorry to hear this truly tragic account UT.
The families and people involved are in my prayers. |
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The only really surprising thing about this is that I don't believe I am personally acquainted with any of the family members.
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