My husband has been taking codeine and smoking pot?

This is definitely affecting your sex life. His addiction to drugs. Cannabis releases the same endorphins in the brain as when a person (your husband) looks at pornography or is about to have intercourse. So when you start to 'put on the moves' your husband his sex drive is diminished because of the drugs that were taken earlier. This is a huge problem. Not only is it killing your sex drive and marriage..its killing him. I suggest you get help immediately. I hope that this helps and good luck.

Smoking Codeine

well if he's out of refills then he's SOL with the codeine. Pot and codeine both work to elevate your seratonin levels, and when there's more seratonin, there's more chance for it to find a receptor, which makes you feel good, which is why people looooove drugs. And when you're high on codeine and pot, you don't need sex to make you feel good.

You can not force him to do anything, but you can give him choices that benefit you both. Your mate suffers from drug and alcohol dependency, but he has to recognize this himself before he can get help. You must make him choose between the things that he professes to love and his newfound lover(drugs and pot and alcohol and whatever). The process is the same in all addictions. People behave as they do because they want to; because they like the way that they feel when they engage in that behavior. The reason that so many people fail treatment is because they do not take the time to learn to change that behavior long term. He must have consequences and these need to be loss of your relationship and his kids if any and any support he receives from you if he doesn't get help. You must not be afraid to intervene on his behalf only if he complies completely. You must be willing to let him make his own choices and allow the full weight of those choices slam down onto him so hard that he is willing to change for another chance and if you can't do this then you need to protect yourself and get away from this person before they drag you down with them. You must be willing to not drink and/or use pot around him ever again. you must be willing to say goodbye and mean it if he doesn't comply with the intervention and you must mean it and give him NO choices except compliance or downfall. No escapes or outs or anything. No second chances or half-assed promises of compliance. It is all-or -nothing and his alternative needs to be loss.

I deal with people like this every day and I know that this is the only proven method. Long term treatment that forces behavioral changes is only effective when coupled with an honest desire to change and a willingness to do whatever is necessary to change and if he doesn't change his behavior, he will fail and you will be left to either live failure with him or abandon him at the most vunerable time. Either way, he doesn't have to be your problem anymore and YOU DO NOT HAVE TO LIVE WITH AN ACTIVE ADDICT! It is your choice. I suggest that you go to an alanon meeting and ask for help getting an intervention. you can find alanon listings in the phone book or on the internet

well, to start, weed DECREASES testosterone levels. I remember a young friend I had who was quite the doper, and couldn't figure out why he didn't get pubes till he was 16. I told him the weed was a major contributor to this. And, the codeine doesn't help, either. Although I must admit that I do get into smoking a joint while taking Vicodin (sp?). That's a codeine derivative and acetomeniphine. Hell of a buzz.

Yes they tell him to drink a certain amount for a reason, too much could be dangerous to his body.

I see that you obviously care for him and want what's best, but you may need to start thinking about yourself too. Drugs, which I'm pretty sure you're already aware of, take a huge toll on bodies - especially pot.

You may be putting yourself in danger too, especially if you're constantly around him while the smoke is in the air.

You have things reversed.

The substance abuse and the loss of sex drive is a response to something else, not the cause.

You need to find out what the root problem is. Depression is the most likely one. Getting him in therapy is a good idea.

Of course mixing those drugs are going to make your sex life go to hell. And his moods are horrible now just like you said. If it gets any worse I would definately MAKE him seek help. If not your relationship will only get worse and worse. Best wishes!

He is a dickhe ad pour the medicine down the sink and tear up the remaining scripts then he wont be able to swallow the stuff.

About time to grab the reins,( as in control of a horses ****) you want my bod or do you want the

the drugs. One or the other but not both

Looks like rehab is the only answer