I am desperate here!! My husband has become addicted to crack-cocaine. He's going on 8months with this now. I never dreamed he would ever do this. It's just not like him at all. We've always had a great marriage and then suddenly this happened last T-giving. He's put us in bankruptcy court with cash advances on credit cards of approximately $40,000 since Christmas all for crack, wrecked our car, totaled his friends truck, wrote bad checks...the list goes on and on. I know it's best for me to probably get out of this but after 13 years together? HOW do I do that? I don’t know much approximately crack accept that it’s worse than cocaine (which is what he started with) and is highly addictive. What is it doing to him? Can it kill him? Can he ever get off if it? Crack must be the worst thing in the world to get off of. I don’t understand WHY he can’t put it down! He is all set to go to Teen Challenge for long term recovery and says he wants to go. Anyone heard of Teen Challenge? They have a high recovery rate. They are ready to take him then he ran off Tuesday again on another binge. He cries and swears to me that he wants off of the drugs that he is distress and tired of the drug scene. I know him better than anyone else in my life and I know he wants help but I guess he is too addicted? He went through treatment in April and May but it was out-patient and he just had too much freedom I guess. I’m in therapy but still a total emotional wreck, nervous b/c of our bankruptcy and scared to death of what he gets into out there on the street looking for crack. Does intervention work with addicts? I just want to know, is it even possible for him to get off of this? It has control of his life completely and I'm stuck in the middle of what seems like h*ll! I have given it all up to God to take care of my husband and his problem. I pray constantly. I believe things can change for the better but he seems to be in really bad shape. Please reply!!! Thank you so so much!!

Jamie