I've just seen your latest post Mallyh and I really feel for you. We've had a similar situation for years but the last 6 have been far the worse. My sister who has no other relatives turned from heroin to crack cocaine. She lost all sense of human decency and turned from a very smart attractive woman into an unkept filthy tramp living in squalid conditions, totally unrecognisable from the person she had been. Her only sense of purpose was to get money to fund her habit. She had lots of help from ourselves and the care community including rehab and lurched from giving us immense hope to sheer desperation. It's good that your son seems to be improving but I do advocate caution. I don't want to bring you down but a month is so short a time. Like us you must be worried sick about the situation. What we found was that whilst the addict has easy access to support there was none available for us. We didn't know what to do and eventually found online support groups but there may be some in your area. Make sure you look after yourself physically and mentally because you will need it to get through the coming weeks, months, years not just for you but also to support your son. My heart goes out to you and I sincerely wish you all the very best.