Yaela -“my dad went to methadone clinics for 25 years and no, it doesn’t work. Of course he doesn’t want to be addicted and of course he is disgusted with himself, that’s always been the case.”
See I knew all that and you didn’t post it. I actually learned something in my educaton. Actually, Methadone clinics have about a 3% success rate, as opposed to Suboxone (like 30% or more).
“Therapy has marginal success and suboxone only deals with the physical craving, not the mental obsession and the thinking that dominates the addict.”
Was he in a Suboxone program? Anyways, maybe I wasn’t clear before -You need the three pronged approach -Drugs (Meds), Therapy, and Narc Anon. This way has the most chance of success. Also, in this case your parents have to leave the area they live in. There are plenty of poor areas that aren’t drug-infested in the metropolitan area. This is part of the problem -exposure to the addicting substance. Even if they won’t leave, I agree with Mom-12, that you should move out!