Mrdirtyvegas

So did Ted Cruz

Jail pharmaceutical executives that knowingly pushed an addictive product as non addictive.

Force the companies that over supplied opioids to fund treatment centers.

Decriminalize opioid usage (not sale) and provide needle exchange and safe injection sites that provide monitored and tested dosages at rehab facilities. This will cut off many heroin and fentanyl dealers.

Fully legalize marijuana and urge doctors to suggest that as the first resort with opioids being the last resort for pain treatment.

Certain Democrats would at least try. Not many though, and it probably wouldn't work.

Proof: I'm a recovering opioid (Vicodin, Oxycontin, Heroin - in that order) addict. 15 years later I'm free of them but it cost me almost everything.

Congratulations man. I just lost my last addict friend to heroine last week. I'm glad you made it out alive.

What can I do?

Long story short:

Daughter is 11. Me and her mom split 10 years ago. Mom had remarried a couple years after. Had another kid. 5 years ago mom cheats on husband with a drug addict, gets pregnant by addict, gets caught up in crime, goes to jail. I've had full custody since.

She remarried again two years ago. Has a 4th kid last year. Mom has now completed 5 year probation and is clean.

My daughter has had a really hard time coping with what her mother did. She also has a hard time being at her mother's house the once month her mother reaches out to see her. My daughter identifies as a lesbian, her new husband is conservative. That causes issues. He also has a short temper and yells a lot at the toddler, he also gets frustrated with the baby.

According to my kid, her mom hypes up the visit and then sticks her babysitting the toddler and baby or is busy with the toddler and baby herself.

Her mother is extremely passive aggressive and manipulative. My daughter has told me how she cannot open up to her mom about their issues because her mom will make her feel guilty. She also feels like she cannot decline going to her mom's house when she asks, because her mom will make her feel guilty.

Last night I went to her room to tell her I ordered something for her room redecoration project and I found her crying, dreading to tell her mom she doesn't want to go see her this weekend because of the way her husband acted the last time she visited.

I talked with her about the importance of self care and sometimes doing things for your own health and wellbeing even if it makes someone else upset.

But honestly I don't know what else to do. She is still dealing the trauma of her mom going to jail 5 years ago and everything that came after.

My daughter and I have a really good relationship otherwise. Shes a good student, she does what's asked of her without a fight, she's appreciative of the things me and her step mom do for her, etc. Great kid all around.

I also don't have insurance at the moment, but as soon as I do (30 days, started a new job last month) she will be seeing a therapist again.