How can I stop her from huffing air duster?
December 1, 2009 by
Filed under huffing canned air
My mom is a drug addict, and has been hooked on many things, but above all else, she is an alcoholic. She has recently attempted to quit drinking and been sober for a week…but it doesn’t mean much to me, because this happens all the time, and she always goes back to it. Anyway, my mom has a tendency to substitute her addictions, she likes painkillers, opiates, etc…but I’ve just found out that she’s been huffing air duster which is RIDICULOUS. She doesn’t know that I know, but she had me drive her to Staples today and thats when I realized. I’ve heard her huffing it and seen the air duster cans in her room. I don’t know what to do? I don’t want to confront her about it, she gets really angry. I’m 19 by the way. Any advice would be great.
You need to join Al-Anon or Al-ATeen. You cannot make your mother do anything- it’s her addiction, she needs to want to be helped. These organizations will provide you with the support you need to deal with this situation and to understand how to protect yourself.
You can refuse to participate in her addiction by not providing her with the things she needs to support it- like rides to Staples- but please know that doing this is not going to make her stop.
Good luck to you- I’m sorry you have to deal with this.