Addiction Poems about Family

Addiction Poems about Family

Loving an Addict Poems

When a family member becomes addicted to drugs or alcohol, it affects the whole family unit. No one is sure what to do or how to react. This is a often a time to practice tough love. Family members must be firm with the addict in order not to be guilty of becoming enablers for his or her addiction. When the addict reaches rock bottom, he may realize that it is his responsibility to rebuild his life. Now it is up to him claw his way out of the hole he has dug. His friends and family can either help or hinder his efforts.

38 Poems About Overcoming Addiction for Families

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  1. 1. The Ecstasy And The Agony


    • By RandomPoet
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2018 with permission of the Author.

    At long last the phone call.
    Then the questions.
    How?
    Why?

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    I am completely taken aback by this poem and your comment. I have a son who just turned 18, and he has been using. His name is also Ethan. My biggest fear is your reality, and my heart goes...

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  3. 2. Letter To Meth

    • By Amanda Logsdon
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2018 with permission of the Author.

    You don't know me,
    and I promise you never will.
    You've taken over my best friend.
    His soul you're out to steal.

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    Sweet Lilly, both my parents were and still are and I'm 33 years old. All I've ever wanted was to have normal parents. Somehow I became an addict at the age of 19 to oxicontin and then have...

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  5. 3. My Husband's Mistress - Alcohol

    • By Crystal Campbell
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2017 with permission of the Author.

    Last night we argued once again,
    But it's really nothing new.
    We argued the night before that
    And tons more before that, too.

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    Thank you for this. It helps to know I am not alone.

  6. 4. Heroin's Sister


    • By Kelsey A. Casper
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 2017 with permission of the Author.

    I've never touched, tasted, or craved you,
    But I know you.

    I've watched my hero

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    I immediately caught chills from reading your poem. It brings such sadness upon me. I am so sorry of your loss. Keep every little memory of your brother that you may have and dwell upon those...

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  7. 5. Daughter Of An Addict

    • By JustBree
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2017 with permission of the Author.

    As I went away,
    You wasted another day.
    I guess I wasn't as important
    As you used to say.

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  8. 6. Vicodin

    • By Alleexx
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2016 with permission of the Author.

    I thought you were my friend.
    You wouldn't cause any pain,
    but little did I know,
    you'd make me go insane.

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  9. 7. If You Knew...


    • By Nikki Costello
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2016 with permission of the Author.

    Welcome, welcome,
    step right up.
    I'll give you confidence,
    I'll bring you luck!

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  10. 8. Monkey Business

    • By Ashley Depuy
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2015 with permission of the Author.

    That monkey on your back,
    He's a tricky little guy.
    I thought that he was dead and gone.
    I thought he said goodbye.

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    I can relate a lot to this as well. I'm married to an addict. He just got out of prison this month and is already back in jail for meth. He's 40 years old and we have four kids together, and...

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  11. 9. Dear Daddy...

    • By Jessica Camarena
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2015 with permission of the Author.

    I haven't seen you
    And it kills me,
    But what can I do?
    I can't set you free!

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  12. 10. Words Of A Silent Killer

    • By Jessica Eck
    • Published by Family Friend Poems June 2015 with permission of the Author.

    You think you have control,
    But I am the one who has it.
    You do not, not in the least bit.
    I make you cry because if I don't, then people wonder why.

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    I began to use meth when I was 16. Growing up as a child, it seemed as though I wasn't loved or cared for. Violence took a toll in the family. Father was a meth addict. Mother was an...

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  13. 11. Girl And Boy

    • By Jessica Dollard
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2015 with permission of the Author.

    In her life there was some joy.
    Then one day she met a boy.

    He seemed to take away her tears.

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    • Rating 4.34
  14. 12. The Shooting Star

    • By B. J. Hollister
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2014 with permission of the Author.

    The shooting stars we used to see,
    Up in the sky, just you and me,
    Those are the times I hold so dear,
    Laughing, joking, we had no fear.

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    This poem hit home for me. I have a brother who I used to be best friends with. We did everything together, even after I found out that he was addicted to heroin and crack. I would ask him to...

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  15. 13. Help Me Momma

    • By Lisa
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2013 with permission of the Author.

    A 16 year old boy alone in his room,
    nothing left in his life but gloom.

    He cleans up the kitchen empty of food,

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    My mom and I used to be so close. We both had the same drug of choice, meth, and cleaned up in 2007 together. We bonded over it. Talked about it. Grew from it. I even lived with her for about...

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  16. 14. One Thing To Say

    • By Chaise Taylor
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2012 with permission of the Author.

    There's only one thing I could ever say,
    about the way I felt that day.
    The day we sat with coloring books,
    and kept laughing at our funny looks.

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    The poem was wonderful. People who have never had problems do not understand. I had a bad drinking problem a very long time ago. I was lucky enough to overcome the problem and become the...

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  17. 15. My Papa's Waltz

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    The whiskey on your breath
    Could make a small boy dizzy;
    But I hung on like death:
    Such waltzing was not easy.

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  18. 16. Truly Drug Free

    • By Elle M.
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2011 with permission of the Author.

    I was there when you fell in the ditch,
    I was there when cocaine made you itch.
    I was there upon your first cry.
    I was there when you wanted to know why.

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  19. 17. My Josh

    • By Sue Cushing
    • Published by Family Friend Poems June 2011 with permission of the Author.

    In my mind I hold a picture
    Of how we used to be.
    For everything you needed
    You could turn to me.

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    There is something worse than death or jail. It's the land of nothingness full of evil spirits and lost souls. That place where you can't die and you have no one or nothing. This keeps me...

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  20. 18. An Addict

    • By Mrs. Cordova
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 2011 with permission of the Author.

    She chased the dragon into the night
    Now we fear she will never see the light
    She has so much to live for
    But nothing can fill her emptiness more

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  21. 19. Who Are You To Judge?

    • By Kelly Anne Bell
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 2011 with permission of the Author.

    People want to say bad things
    And judge you for the monster you've become
    But they don't know the truth
    Of just how bad drugs have made you numb

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    • Stories 3
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    This poem really hit home. It reminded me so much of my oldest daughter's dad who is an addict and sitting in jail waiting to go to prison over his addiction. He was such a wonderful man...

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  22. 20. It's Me

    Hey, you guys, don't feel guilty,
    It was just my time to go.
    I can see you're all feeling sad,
    I can see the tears still flow.

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    • Votes 1494
    • Rating 4.65
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    This poem touched me and fit my situation. My brother, John, died about a year ago on May 12th from an overdose of Heroin laced with Fentanyl. He was 54 years old and had started on drugs...

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