I have a group/meeting that I go to that meets once a week. It's a 12-step group ;an aftercare group from the place I went for 28 days. I started this group with the help of the 'facility' (great place that saved my life over 2 years ago) The meeting was set up as an experiment (we are in another city) to help people coming home after their stay and give them support here. It has grown and now has 20+ members and is quite strong.
I don't know what to do with this following situation:
One of the members is an active user (opiates/pills) and I have found out is giving/selling (!) to one of my sponsees who has become a friend of mine as well and is a mixed up little woman to begin with. I am not Miss Goody2 Shoes myself, but have not relapsed and am solidly in recovery with no intention of ever being the way I was (read my 'sob story' on my page*) This stupid situation is involving a 'friend' who is poison to any recovery group and I don't even know exactly wtf 'he' is doing there? He is older and has been sniffing around NA for 15 years or more (can't he get it by now?!right) He has been to this recovery facility among other ones many times already(incl. Betty Ford in Cali) so he has $$ from a former music career), not much left by now, I suspect. He is now seeing a close girlfriend of mine who is breaking up her marriage (with children and grandchildren! at stake) but is, herself on methadone now as he pulled her into his addiction for a while. I did the same, way back when, to be with my using husband. (refer to *sob story). She is doing really well and, to my knowledge, knows nothing about this because she'd give him shit. hmmmm.
SITUATION: Should I rat him out? to protect everyone and anyone else. he doesn't actively 'push' the stuff but, in his words,"hates to see someone suffer". So do I, but this is a 'life and death' situation.The suffering is just the short start of true recovery. More drugs will temporarily ease it, sure, but that's just what this is NOT about! My sponsee is/was an alcoholic/crackhead and has never done 'pills' before so I have told her ALL about it. Does she really have to go through all the crap I did?! She swears to me she'll stop it now, but we are all so good at lying, aren't we. He is there every week. A BIG TRIGGER. Opiates were my D.O.C.and I just found out about this last night and now I am up at 3am writing to the only group of people I can think of that is unrelated to this (addictiontribe). I would just LOVE to blow this out of the water but I love these people. I am not a hard ass and this situation needs one.
I am moving away in a week but not far away and I feel I must do something. I have been put in a bad situation because, I plan on working at this particular recovery 'facility' doing design work and presentations (HA!) on the island (any other word for this than 'facility'??) when I move. I am not working directly with addicts there except to pick them up at the airport. I would never be able to live with myself unless I deal with this before I leave and it involves breaking up his relationship with my friend/alienating my sponsee, who was honest enough to tell me all of this last night and becoming 'the mole/rat/stoolie'; the most hated creature in the universe. (to myself as well) But I believe it has to be done for my peace of mind. Selfish? yes and no. I care about the people coming back home to this scene. I care about these f-ing friends who are doing this!!!
This man has Hep-C and is starting interferon treatments soon and is freaking out about that. (excusesexcuses) So, is drinking on top of it. He doesn't want to get well now, so I'll SUGGEST that perhaps he doesn't come to the meetings until he wants to get fucking well. (he'll be too sick soon anyway) I was angry and now I feel a resolve coming over me as I write this.
What feedback can I get from you people? I have so much to do today (packing/banking/realtors/movers…ugh) and tomorrow is the last meeting I'll attend except when I come to visit and there will be a big 'boo-hoo' farewell (I'm just moving to the other side of the Rockies). I should say that 90% of those there are solid and deserve better even though they are unaware of this little drama.FUUUUCK.
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