I think that if you are consirned with your borther then you don't have as much of a problem as you think you do because if we can still think about someone else then we are not just thinking about us and I am sure that if I stop thinking about leaving my kid with my exhusband then I will be commited by my co-workers. I think that when you stop thinking about you brother is when you should worry, but that is just my thought. best of wishes

well, my concern for my brother is that i don't want him to take my destructive path, i feel i have to keep telling him that, but i will be sacrificing me for him, so i don't really know what to do.

that is very unselfish of you but I happen to think that if you shoe people what can happen to them most of them will take a different road that is why my sister and I have never done drugs or become prosetutes because we saw the bad things that happened to my mom and our aunt. but that is just my oppinoin may be your brother needs you there to tellhim not to do this because this will happen instead of showing him that bad stuff happens when you do thngs tha you should not do,

i am mainly concerned for him because he overdosed not too long ago, and when my parents got him home, they did't even want to take him to the hospital. my head exploded that night at the hospital waTCHing my brother not able to drink water because he was soo gone.

I want so say that I am sorry but I am sure that would not be enough so m depest regreats they you brother feels that theres no other way and to you I still think thay because you care so so much for him you are stonger then you think you are and you may want to think about where he would be if he did not have you. I know that if I did not have my sister I would have been in a gutter long ago but she has been the one to keep me out and It sounds like you are that peron for your brother and if you are that concered about him you will be there for him no matter what just as my sister is there for me no matter how bad she is doing because she loves me as much as I think you must love your brother.

my brother is 16, and he is currently,"normal"

lol, there is no one, my dad's side is kinda fuked, and my mom's family resides in south korea...

I think if you need the help, you should get it. It sounds to me like you're at a point in time where you know you need the help and you shouldn't let it pass. If it's drugs, then you need to get help while you're still able to realize it's a good idea.
I suggest going to a counselor or talking to a professional for advice. You may not even have to do an inpatient program. But if you do, your brother can stay with a relative or one of his friends' families. There's always a way and if you need help, don't ignore what your mind and body are saying to you. Trust yourself to do what's best for both yourself and your brother. Best of luck to you, and if you need to talk I'm here, and I can lend my advice and experience to you. Hang in there!

thanks all!!! and i'm not on drugs, except the ones i get prescribed.