I came here this morning after googling "finding spiritual purpose to my addicted son's life" I can so relate to all you parents. God gave me my kids. My daughter seems to be on the right track and I am thankful for that, but God gave me two children. I have prayed every possible way for my son. I don't want him living a long miserable life, or even a short one where he and everyone he knows is touched by this sadness and hopelessness. He is presently in a 1/2 way house and I believe he is clean. I take his daughter to see him every week. He has a job. I am at peace pretty much because he is in remission, but it has been a long time coming, and I am always reading between the lines when I go to visit him. This is surely not the first time down this road with him. If any one has found a way to pray for their child that has brought them some peace and enlightenment, please let know. Back to Crandall's original beautifully written post... "Now we’re trapped between our love for him and the knowledge that if we do nothing, he’ll eventually hit bottom, or worse." Pray that he hits it sooner as opposed to later. The longer it goes with a "cushion" the bigger the fall, the legal charges and fines that snowball and turn an addiction a life incarcerated. Options dwindled for the addict quickly, so don't hesitate in drawing a line in the sand for him. But be there too. It is a hard path to discern. You feel you are damned if you do, and damned if you don't.....pray. God created your son and I believe He has a plan for his life as well as yours.