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please help. Suspect my step daughter is using drugs
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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 614169" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>Welcome to our group, although I'm very sorry you have had to find your way here. It's good that you saw her change in behavior firsthand and are jumping on this now before it turns into something worse. I'm quoting something here I found on the abuse of adderall:</p><p></p><p>Many people who abuse Adderall snort the drug in order to intensify the high. Snorting or injecting the drug delivers it to the bloodstream in a more concentrated manner, compared to swallowing a tablet. Drug abusers also believe that because it is a prescription drug for children, it's safer to abuse Adderall than drugs like cocaine or speed. This is, of course, not true, as prescription drugs can be just as dangerous as illegal drugs.</p><p></p><p>"When snorting Adderall, side effects include respiratory problems, such as the destruction of the nasal and sinus cavities and lung tissue. Drug abusers can develop irregular heartbeats, problems with circulation, psychotic episodes, increased aggression and toxic shock. Prolonged use can cause developmental problems with the brain, negative changes in brain activity, and severe withdrawal problems like depression, psychosis, restlessness and agitation. Abusing the drug can also be fatal." </p><p></p><p>The above was taken from <a href="http://www.livescience.com/41013-adderall.html" target="_blank">http://www.livescience.com/41013-adderall.html</a> but you can do a google search and find a lot of information on adderall abuse.</p><p></p><p>How old is your step daughter? Is your husband paying for her tuition? I think you are right to be concerned that this could signal other drug use or escalate into that at some later point. Is she going to be coming home for Christmas break where you can assess her behavior over a longer period of time? You and her dad have every right to be concerned about her behavior and possoble drug use. If you don't care who will? If it were my daughter (and it was four years ago) I would tell her that if she wanted us to continue paying her tuition she needed to submit to a drug test. Her abrubt change in behavior and her agressiveness toward you is not normal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 614169, member: 59"] Welcome to our group, although I'm very sorry you have had to find your way here. It's good that you saw her change in behavior firsthand and are jumping on this now before it turns into something worse. I'm quoting something here I found on the abuse of adderall: Many people who abuse Adderall snort the drug in order to intensify the high. Snorting or injecting the drug delivers it to the bloodstream in a more concentrated manner, compared to swallowing a tablet. Drug abusers also believe that because it is a prescription drug for children, it's safer to abuse Adderall than drugs like cocaine or speed. This is, of course, not true, as prescription drugs can be just as dangerous as illegal drugs. "When snorting Adderall, side effects include respiratory problems, such as the destruction of the nasal and sinus cavities and lung tissue. Drug abusers can develop irregular heartbeats, problems with circulation, psychotic episodes, increased aggression and toxic shock. Prolonged use can cause developmental problems with the brain, negative changes in brain activity, and severe withdrawal problems like depression, psychosis, restlessness and agitation. Abusing the drug can also be fatal." The above was taken from [url]http://www.livescience.com/41013-adderall.html[/url] but you can do a google search and find a lot of information on adderall abuse. How old is your step daughter? Is your husband paying for her tuition? I think you are right to be concerned that this could signal other drug use or escalate into that at some later point. Is she going to be coming home for Christmas break where you can assess her behavior over a longer period of time? You and her dad have every right to be concerned about her behavior and possoble drug use. If you don't care who will? If it were my daughter (and it was four years ago) I would tell her that if she wanted us to continue paying her tuition she needed to submit to a drug test. Her abrubt change in behavior and her agressiveness toward you is not normal. [/QUOTE]
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