Would you give up on your drug addicted child?

Sometimes I watch Dr. Phil and he tells parents they need to keep at it “until.” Meaning until they affect a positive change. He basically doesn’t allow for a parent to ever say, “enough is enough I can’t do it anymore, my child is self destructive.” Dr. Phil says this to parents regarding adult children, not just minors.

I would assume most parents would take all measures for their young children and teens, but eventually does there come a point where a parent should be able to give up? Would you give up? If we take what Dr. Phil says to heart, does that mean parents need to feel horrible about themselves, feel judged, for giving up on their adult child who might have been an addict for many years, who just always goes back to it and tortures themselves and the family? Even if the parent tried for years, did their best, sacrificed, tried everything, and finally they feel they can’t do anything else.

How do you feel about it? If you are willing to share, let us know if you or a family member is an addict and if you are speaking from personal experience or just have an opinion without personal experience.