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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 551823" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>Welcome! You are definitely not alone. Our 21 year old daughter is living in an apartment because we kicked her out at 19 due to drug use and alcohol abuse. She gave up a college opportunity, two of them in fact, that we were funding because she smoked pot 24/7 and never went to class. She went through her entire semester's dining plan in six weeks, selling food to students for cash to buy drugs/alcohol. She was suspended from college after her first semester. The second chance was community college which she never got past the first month because she met all the other druggies there and she never went to class. Never again. She is now working only about 20 hours a week and I have no idea how she is paying her rent. She has had her internet, electricity and water shut off for non payment. She owes over $1,000 on a credit card and collectors have now found our phone number and are bothering us all the time. She has gottenf ired from every job that she's had because of her pot/alcohol abuse. I'm sure she's probably doing some illegal and dangerous things for money now.</p><p></p><p>The only thing I am grateful for is that she is not living at home because it nearly destroyed our family. Things will come crashing down on her soon and I am terrified we will have her here once again but I am determined to do whatever I can to make sure that doesn't happen. We love her and worry about her every day but she is destroying her future and possibly her life and there is nothing we can do about it.</p><p></p><p>Yes your son needs to figure this out for himself. Do not enable or support him. I would only support him getting treatment for his drug use, but of course I'm sure he doesn't think he has a problem. You may also want to find a support group like Families Anonymous. My two support groups are sometimes the only way I can get through the week.</p><p></p><p>Nancy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 551823, member: 59"] Welcome! You are definitely not alone. Our 21 year old daughter is living in an apartment because we kicked her out at 19 due to drug use and alcohol abuse. She gave up a college opportunity, two of them in fact, that we were funding because she smoked pot 24/7 and never went to class. She went through her entire semester's dining plan in six weeks, selling food to students for cash to buy drugs/alcohol. She was suspended from college after her first semester. The second chance was community college which she never got past the first month because she met all the other druggies there and she never went to class. Never again. She is now working only about 20 hours a week and I have no idea how she is paying her rent. She has had her internet, electricity and water shut off for non payment. She owes over $1,000 on a credit card and collectors have now found our phone number and are bothering us all the time. She has gottenf ired from every job that she's had because of her pot/alcohol abuse. I'm sure she's probably doing some illegal and dangerous things for money now. The only thing I am grateful for is that she is not living at home because it nearly destroyed our family. Things will come crashing down on her soon and I am terrified we will have her here once again but I am determined to do whatever I can to make sure that doesn't happen. We love her and worry about her every day but she is destroying her future and possibly her life and there is nothing we can do about it. Yes your son needs to figure this out for himself. Do not enable or support him. I would only support him getting treatment for his drug use, but of course I'm sure he doesn't think he has a problem. You may also want to find a support group like Families Anonymous. My two support groups are sometimes the only way I can get through the week. Nancy [/QUOTE]
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