“Please no rehab, please, I promise I will get better. I’ll do better, anything just don’t send me to rehab.” He begged and pleaded with you on the phone, tears forming in his eyes as he spoke to you. “I- I just want to go home, to you I- I promise I will stay sober.” he stumbled you knew he was lying, he wasn’t even sober in that moment. How would he stay sober for you? He didn’t understand addiction and didn’t comprehend that he was ruining himself, and you.

Having you obsessing over making sure he was alright, ruining your life, job, other friends to make sure he was ok. Keeping all drugs away from him as much as possible. Locking up your medication, cash, anything worth something while he was at your house. It was pointless you needed to send him away but could you? Could you do that to him? Your best friend for years send him away with strangers that are supposed to make him feel better about quitting.