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College age son is successful in some areas but is doing drugs
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<blockquote data-quote="toughlovin" data-source="post: 541172"><p>About alanon..... the alanon principals are the same whether you are dealing with alcohol or drugs. I think a lot depends on the people at the meeting. For me what really made the difference at the meeting I go to is that it is specifically for parents, and so everyone there has a chlid with a drug or alcohol problem. At this meeting we have people whose kids have a range of substances they abuse, from alcohol to pot to heroin. The other thing that is interesting is that there is wide range of ages of the kids (and parents)... from the kids being late teens/young adults to kids being in their 40s.</p><p></p><p>The thing we all have in common is that we are parents dealing with the pain and all the issues of having a child who is an addict. </p><p></p><p>The focus of the meeting is not on the kids but on ourselves and what we can do to go on living our lives and to find peace.</p><p></p><p>For me personally it has been a huge huge help. Part of the reason is it is a great group of people.</p><p></p><p>So my suggestion is to go to an alanon website and see if there are any parents meetings close to you and then go and try a meeting or two.</p><p></p><p>TL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toughlovin, post: 541172"] About alanon..... the alanon principals are the same whether you are dealing with alcohol or drugs. I think a lot depends on the people at the meeting. For me what really made the difference at the meeting I go to is that it is specifically for parents, and so everyone there has a chlid with a drug or alcohol problem. At this meeting we have people whose kids have a range of substances they abuse, from alcohol to pot to heroin. The other thing that is interesting is that there is wide range of ages of the kids (and parents)... from the kids being late teens/young adults to kids being in their 40s. The thing we all have in common is that we are parents dealing with the pain and all the issues of having a child who is an addict. The focus of the meeting is not on the kids but on ourselves and what we can do to go on living our lives and to find peace. For me personally it has been a huge huge help. Part of the reason is it is a great group of people. So my suggestion is to go to an alanon website and see if there are any parents meetings close to you and then go and try a meeting or two. TL [/QUOTE]
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