My older brother has been a heroin addict for close to 10 years now. He is 31 and still living with my parents. He entered a methadone program 3 years ago and has been sober since, with only a couple relapses. Now I feel like I'm back at the beginning. He has met a girl that is still an addict. He has confessed to me that he has used with her and also been using Xanax on top of his methadone which is a deadly combination. I know this girl is using him simply for rides and money but he won't listen to anyone. I am only 26 and I feel as if I have taken on the burden of his addiction since no one in my family seems to do anything but enable him. My older sister is completely removed herself and I am the only one left to live the nightmare. Is it time to let it go and move on? I can't change him, but I am terrified of him losing these past three years and going back to the beginning. I finally got a glimps of the older brother that I haven't seen in 10 years and really don't want to lose him again. My fiancé says I need to remove myself from it and live my own life because of the toll is is taking on me, but it is a lot more easier said than done.
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