I am sorry while I can't exactly relate my brother went to prison so have dealt with that. Just not as a mother. It has to have been so stressful and dad it's ended in prison.

Sorry to hear it. Even as a parent there is only so much you can do. It's a shame it ended up with a prison sentence though. I don't think doing drugs should wind you up in a jail cell.

perhaps his offense was selling the drugs? I do know that you can find out where he is thru the state dept of corrections to get his number so you can mail him letters asking if he will put you on his visitors list.....

I have taken AA messages into prisons and if he is desiring to change then 12 steps is what will hopefully help him over come his addictions.....pray for him to hit that place called the jumping off point of incomprehensible demoralization....maybe he will recover if so....

I'm so sorry that you lost the battle to keep your son from going to Jail, can't begin to imagine how you feel. God does work in mysterious ways, maybe he will get clean while he is in there., all you can do is pray. Why don't you know where he is? Hopefully you will find out soon and be able to visit. I had a friend who's son went to jail and it took her a while to find out where he was and when she could visit so don't loose hope!! Huge hugs!!!!

check online for your area for inmate support groups-there are usually around and can help you find him and be there during tuff times

Wow, I am so sorry to hear this. I can't imagine what you and your family are enduring right now. However, clearly you are a loving mother, and your son is very lucky to have you; you did your duty. But, you cannot fix him or save him from himself. Whatever reason that he is in prison is because of his actions, and his alone, he was the only one who could have prevented it. Don't beat yourself up. I hope that this new direction in both of your lives works out for the best.

I understand a lot about how you feel right about now. My youngest son is an addict too and I have worried constantly for at least 10 years about him going to jail or prison and he has gone a few times already. I'm still worried he's going to go there again at least one more time, but I look at it this way, as long as he goes to jail, he's alive and not out on the streets stealing and possibly getting shot or worse at the time for a lil while. The longest he's been in jail for so far though has only been like 7 or 10 days. I'm a lot more worried now though cause I think my son is dealing on top of doing drugs or just exclusively dealing because he's always got a wad of cash on him and he has other things that make me believe he's dealing now too going on. So, though my son isn't in jail right now, I honestly wish he was because then I know he'd be ok and alive inside a cell instead of on the streets, you know? That scares me more then him being in jail ever could.