Often well-meaning efforts to help someone with an alcohol or drug problem actually empowers them to continue their destructive behavior by allowing them to avoid the consequences of their actions. This is called "enabling."
The following questions are designed to help you decide whether or not your actions and reactions to the alcoholic might be enabling. Although the questions refer to an "alcoholic" and "him" you can substitute "addict" and "her" because the principles are the same.
Read More and Take The Quiz: http://alcoholism.about.com/od/tests/a/quiz_enable.htm
im getting married in less than two weeks. my husband to be is addicted to oxycontin. its hard to watch that he doesnt take any more than hes prescibed. i hold his pills and give him them as needed. im continually hiding the pill bottle so he doesnt find it cause hell take a couple. i can tell when hes had more than he was suppose to cause he gets really hyper and his personality changes. i just pray that he doesnt take any more than hes suppose to on our wedding day. oh and another thing, his brother and two sisters are on them to. great....
Hi just married2010, It is good that your husband lets you give him is medication. Have you ever been to Alanon http://www.al-anon.alateen.org/ and/or Naranon http://www.nar-anon.org/ ? If you haven't, then I suggest checking those out for help and support for you. Keep us posted on how you are doing. I hope you have a beautiful wedding. Let us know all about it. We are here for you. ((((hugs))))