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I just discovered my 17 yo is doing drugs
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<blockquote data-quote="Signorina" data-source="post: 610481"><p>My son too was an AP student and varsity athlete who went away to a great school and started using " just "pot and alcohol and made partyng the center of his freshman year. As a result, he lost his motivation entirely, gained an argumentative attitude for the first time ever, became and complete liar and threw his future away. Sure, many kids can balance it- but many cannot. Mine became what we used to call a burnout. He was once a bright, motivated, clean cut kid on his way to a PharmaD. He is now a 21 yo liar & slacker attending (or not) community college, living once again in an apt he tried to sneak past us, with no money left after working 60 hrs a week at $20p/h + overtime all summer. He got a paycheck on Friday & went to visit friends over the weekend & I'm pretty sure he's been sleeping it off ever since. I am at the pause at the top of the roller coaster again.</p><p></p><p>I am very concerned that your daughter is so outspoken about this and that she is making a hardcore life her goal. Especially if it's new behavior. Why the change? Could there be some trauma that precipitated it? I hate to even say this- but often an assault can trigger a goal like hers.</p><p></p><p>I'd get her into counseling as quickly as I can. Bribe her with the car keys. And honestly, I'd be very hesitant to send her away to school. I'm concerned that her experimentation will lead to full blown drug use once she has more freedom.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Signorina, post: 610481"] My son too was an AP student and varsity athlete who went away to a great school and started using " just "pot and alcohol and made partyng the center of his freshman year. As a result, he lost his motivation entirely, gained an argumentative attitude for the first time ever, became and complete liar and threw his future away. Sure, many kids can balance it- but many cannot. Mine became what we used to call a burnout. He was once a bright, motivated, clean cut kid on his way to a PharmaD. He is now a 21 yo liar & slacker attending (or not) community college, living once again in an apt he tried to sneak past us, with no money left after working 60 hrs a week at $20p/h + overtime all summer. He got a paycheck on Friday & went to visit friends over the weekend & I'm pretty sure he's been sleeping it off ever since. I am at the pause at the top of the roller coaster again. I am very concerned that your daughter is so outspoken about this and that she is making a hardcore life her goal. Especially if it's new behavior. Why the change? Could there be some trauma that precipitated it? I hate to even say this- but often an assault can trigger a goal like hers. I'd get her into counseling as quickly as I can. Bribe her with the car keys. And honestly, I'd be very hesitant to send her away to school. I'm concerned that her experimentation will lead to full blown drug use once she has more freedom. [/QUOTE]
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