Advice please

I am in a longterm relationship with a drug addict, he takes K daily to help his anxiety.. apparently.. he doesn’t go over the top and get absolutely out of it, but it is a worry. He owes me £6000, he is in major debt.
We have a 2 year old together and I have been thinking of leaving for a long time, i don’t know why i can’t make the move. The house is in my name, we will not be homeless because he would leave.
I just always hope he would quit, but I just don’t see it happening.
I also worry that his dad will want to see him and be doing drugs or drinking, i know we can have someone there to watch him but i don’t trust his family to watch him as they would let him get away with it 😔
I feel so stuck.

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Him taking K daily is insane. How long has he been using for? Does he work?

The £6k he owes you - do you have it in writing that he owes you this?

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👀 honestly why feel stuck…. Ask yourself. Do you want your child to see their father high on drugs all the time? I would kick him out but that’s just how I am. I don’t think people who are on drugs are worth it. I’m pretty cut and dry when it comes to that. Maybe you need to think about your child’s overall mental wellbeing. Subjugation your child to that is unfair

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You cannot feel sorry for an adult who can make their own choices. Your son is the one who cannot make full choices for himself and he needs someone to protect him from that. Nobody wants a broken family, but you rather keep a family together knowing there is addiction at play? That seems selfish to me. Plus if you have concerns about your son being around him high, you can go to court and settle that with them. Im pretty sure they would have him under supervised visits, under a program to get clean before even being with your kid too. Stop feeling sorry for others, it is cold and harsh but you have to protect you and your child. Drug addicts ALWAYS say they want to quit, but you sticking around waiting will not make that happen. He has to want to and that will only happen when he attempts to get clean himself.

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I’d have to put my child’s best interest first, and leave him. He needs rehab, but it’s up to him to get completely clean. I’m sure this is a hard decision. Good luck with everything!!

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I've been in a situation where I was unknowingly funding a drug addiction. My ex was the same, addicted to coke and I had zero clue. He still owes me 4k. We broke up years ago !
Unfortunately addicts are liars and master manipulators. You need to leave or he will take you down with him.
Therapy was very helpful for me ❤️

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I didn’t read all the comments so sorry if this has been discussed already but would rehab be something he would be open to?

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You say he "wants to quit" - what steps has he taken to get help? There are programmes to help with quitting. There are counsellors trained in the field. The GP can help by prescribing things to suppress addiction in some cases. So, what steps has he made or is he just saying it to appease you and string you along?

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