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<blockquote data-quote="noropeleft" data-source="post: 509921" data-attributes="member: 14016"><p>He currently has a rx for adhd medications only which he doesn't take. Says "I don't go to school enough so why bother" Last year he quit taking his mood stabalizer medications. I spoke with his current pshcy about his medications and he said that the pot smoking will have an adverse effect. Since he has only been living with me in CA for 6 months the doctors here don't know him at all. They say he needs counseling which he refuses to do. he will sit and stare at Dr for an hour or take off before appointment. I can ask his father to check with his dr in VA but I doubt they will be able to reccomend treatment here in CA.</p><p></p><p>I have made at least 100 phone calls and inquires since he has been here and am told at every stop that if he doesn't want to go to counseling or doesn't want to get help for the substance abuse then there is nothing I can do. In CA he must be agreeable to treatment. It is mind boggling that there is nothing for prevention. I feel like the attitude is....let's just wait until they commit a crime and then our tax dollars can pay to keep them in jail. I know his is stealing and smoking pot and god knows what else. Yet I can't get him help. there are times when I think it's just the drugs and tough love, but then I remember checking my 7 year old into the pshcy ward cause he was threatening to kill himself and I step back and say he is mentally ill and can't help it. I know it is both mental illness and substance abuse, but I really don't think I can take much more. My 9yr old is angry and having rages and just plain acting out and I know a lot of it has to do with her brothers influence.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for listening.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="noropeleft, post: 509921, member: 14016"] He currently has a rx for adhd medications only which he doesn't take. Says "I don't go to school enough so why bother" Last year he quit taking his mood stabalizer medications. I spoke with his current pshcy about his medications and he said that the pot smoking will have an adverse effect. Since he has only been living with me in CA for 6 months the doctors here don't know him at all. They say he needs counseling which he refuses to do. he will sit and stare at Dr for an hour or take off before appointment. I can ask his father to check with his dr in VA but I doubt they will be able to reccomend treatment here in CA. I have made at least 100 phone calls and inquires since he has been here and am told at every stop that if he doesn't want to go to counseling or doesn't want to get help for the substance abuse then there is nothing I can do. In CA he must be agreeable to treatment. It is mind boggling that there is nothing for prevention. I feel like the attitude is....let's just wait until they commit a crime and then our tax dollars can pay to keep them in jail. I know his is stealing and smoking pot and god knows what else. Yet I can't get him help. there are times when I think it's just the drugs and tough love, but then I remember checking my 7 year old into the pshcy ward cause he was threatening to kill himself and I step back and say he is mentally ill and can't help it. I know it is both mental illness and substance abuse, but I really don't think I can take much more. My 9yr old is angry and having rages and just plain acting out and I know a lot of it has to do with her brothers influence. Thanks for listening. [/QUOTE]
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