Don that is a very tragic event I am sure he has not dealt with fully if he has turned to drugs.You can't just stop doing something.You have to replace it with something else to fill the space.WHITE KNUCKLING and WILL POWER will eventually only lead to failure.My mom worked for years and years at a violence center for women and dealt with people that had issues.You can guide them and try to show the way but at the end of the day it is their choice to want to live or die.Just take in every moment your son is present and in the moment with you and try to cherish those memories.Right now your main goal is to protect the innocent children and take away any bad modeling behavior they are witnessing that can impact them for life.When you kick a habit you have to do something else.Example: Smoking - Bike Riding,Drinking- going to church,drugs-exercise etc.Everyone has stress in their lives and that will never change.As we get older the stress does not go away it just transforms into something else.You might used to have worried about money,then it's your kids,then it's old age,mortality etc.Until your son sees a counselor to deal with these issues and learn coping skills he is going to medicate himself to not feel anything.The first few sessions of therapy is just small talk.The real work begins later on and either people commit and dig in to work on issues or say "Oh I am fine now and get scared and run away".Many people go to their pastor but I feel they are not qualified as a drug abuse specialist or a licensed therapist to help them with situations like that.Don you don't control your son but YOU DO control how you react to what he does and how it impacts your life and family.Maybe you feel guilty for him seeing his mom go through that and enabled him out of guilt to make yourself feel better in the moment.All you can do everyday is work on yourself.If you do that you can have a positive impact on him that can do nothing but help.

@Steve Chaisson @Anna Ahhee I'm actually quite interested in what both of you are doing, as I am planning my personal wealth building to include positive public transformation.

Alex and his team have transformed a group of a couple of guys into one of the best real estate companies in Jacksonville.

It has changed, though not in the beautiful way that the yard in which we planted 10 trees over 15 years ago has been transformed.

Private money loans are assisting real estate investors to transform vacant, run-down buildings into gorgeous real estate that generates revenue.

@Doron RiceJournal Square is growing at an rapid pace and the transformation happening is almost clear as day. 

Here are three key areas to pay close attention to: Landscaping Good landscaping can quickly transform the exterior look and feel of your home.

.- Tacoma being not too far from Seattle, has transformed into a growth market over last year or so.

Doubtful that the goal was to transform the not so great deal into the one promised.  

It opened our eyes to just how transformative this could be; so we added another, completely covering our mortgage.