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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 185850" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi, there. Been there/done that with a daughter who was once an out-of-control drug addict. With what you've told me, and what I know from the daughter, yes, she is an addict. It doesn't take a lot of visits to determine that.</p><p> My daughter has also been raped, when she was eight years old (and didn't tell us). I am quite sure that had MUCH to do with her later behaviors as rape has a very negative effect on self-esteem and worth, and my daughter didn't tell us until she was fourteen. Back to your daughter. If your kid is dabbling in cocaine, she's hardcore. I thought my daughter was only smoking pot too. I have since learned that "I'm smoking pot" usually means a lot more. Since my daughter has been straight, she has told me the ugly stories of what was REALLY going on. </p><p>I don't know if it even matters if she is ADD, bipolar, or anything else right now because until she stops using drugs, she isn't going to get better (my layman's guess is she sounds more bipolar than ADHD). But, again, nothing can help her until she stops using drugs. </p><p>I think you can get a lot more good posts from been there/done thats on the Teen/Substance Abuse Board. Or you can skip it and jump to Parent Emeritus, which gets more responses. Most parents on this particular forum "General" have younger kids and have not gone through this yet (and hopefully never will). The main thing with your daughter, at her age, is to keep her straight and hopefully hope she decides to quit using drugs. Even been on probation did not stop my daughter. She had to decide to do it herself. </p><p>By the way, has she had intensive counseling for one who was sexually assaulted? My daughter didn't because she wouldn't go. She was very resistant to any help for a while.</p><p>Any evaluations right now will be skewed. My daughter had evaluations while she was still messing with drugs and they really didn't mean a whole lot. Now that she's clean we see signs of a mild mood disorder, and she herself says she thinks she has one. She is so anti-drug now that she is treating herself with alternatives.</p><p>I would just try to keep daughter off the streets and see if she decides to quit using drugs. by the way, she is probably also mixing it with alcohol as they go together. Sex is usually another byproduct, but, if your doctor does happen to have a mood disorder, be careful because The Pill can make her even crazier and more out-of-control because it is hormones. </p><p>Glad you decided to post, but sorry you had to. Hope you and hub can maybe go into marital counseling so you two can at least get on the same page and support one another.</p><p>Read the Teen and Parent Emeritus forums. I think you'll find them helpful.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 185850, member: 1550"] Hi, there. Been there/done that with a daughter who was once an out-of-control drug addict. With what you've told me, and what I know from the daughter, yes, she is an addict. It doesn't take a lot of visits to determine that. My daughter has also been raped, when she was eight years old (and didn't tell us). I am quite sure that had MUCH to do with her later behaviors as rape has a very negative effect on self-esteem and worth, and my daughter didn't tell us until she was fourteen. Back to your daughter. If your kid is dabbling in cocaine, she's hardcore. I thought my daughter was only smoking pot too. I have since learned that "I'm smoking pot" usually means a lot more. Since my daughter has been straight, she has told me the ugly stories of what was REALLY going on. I don't know if it even matters if she is ADD, bipolar, or anything else right now because until she stops using drugs, she isn't going to get better (my layman's guess is she sounds more bipolar than ADHD). But, again, nothing can help her until she stops using drugs. I think you can get a lot more good posts from been there/done thats on the Teen/Substance Abuse Board. Or you can skip it and jump to Parent Emeritus, which gets more responses. Most parents on this particular forum "General" have younger kids and have not gone through this yet (and hopefully never will). The main thing with your daughter, at her age, is to keep her straight and hopefully hope she decides to quit using drugs. Even been on probation did not stop my daughter. She had to decide to do it herself. By the way, has she had intensive counseling for one who was sexually assaulted? My daughter didn't because she wouldn't go. She was very resistant to any help for a while. Any evaluations right now will be skewed. My daughter had evaluations while she was still messing with drugs and they really didn't mean a whole lot. Now that she's clean we see signs of a mild mood disorder, and she herself says she thinks she has one. She is so anti-drug now that she is treating herself with alternatives. I would just try to keep daughter off the streets and see if she decides to quit using drugs. by the way, she is probably also mixing it with alcohol as they go together. Sex is usually another byproduct, but, if your doctor does happen to have a mood disorder, be careful because The Pill can make her even crazier and more out-of-control because it is hormones. Glad you decided to post, but sorry you had to. Hope you and hub can maybe go into marital counseling so you two can at least get on the same page and support one another. Read the Teen and Parent Emeritus forums. I think you'll find them helpful. [/QUOTE]
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