ehelp wrote:  My question is - how often meth addict relapse on average? I don't know if I can go through my life testing him and always wondering.
Any advice?

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.....Hi there.  Welcome to KCI.  My name is Carol.  I used meth for 27 years, and I have been clean for 8 years.  ALL meth addicts are different, and there is no way to foretell how many times a person will have to relapse before finally getting clean.  Some relapse after days, months, or years. It happens for many various reasons.  Why don't you read some of the meth letters and stories on this website to give you a better idea of the problem.  I wish that their was some magic wand that they could wave over us once we decided to stop, but their isn't any.  Loving a meth addict, is very difficult.  You need to think of yourself first, and your child second.  Good luck.  Carol