I'll admit I haven't known many people addicted to drugs, but I have known some. Both of my grandparents were alcoholics, and both finally stopped after a lifet

I'll admit I haven't known many people addicted to drugs, but I have known some. Both of my grandparents were alcoholics, and both finally stopped after a lifetime. One was when her husband stopped enabling her - far too late, when she was already dying. The other was when he was forced into a long term care facility because again, he could no longer take care of himself and was dying. People addicted to drugs are only going to stop if they have a reason to. It used to be a mantra: addicts will only stop if they want to and you can't force them. There are plenty of enabling parents out there that eventually learn this lesson the hard way.