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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 274732" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>My mom guts tells me that you're probably right--he is in my opinion acting more bipolar than ADHD (I have bipolar). If he is starting to drink and dabble in drugs, any medication given won't help him. That would be my first priority. My daughter started using at 12 and it escalates and it's not pretty. Often it's hard to see the disorder from the drugs/drinking. Weed often leads to more--especially with kids who have disorders. In fact, when we thought daughter was just smoking weed, she was doing pills too. Did you know that ADHD medications are very abused and a hot ticket on the street? My daughter used to crush ADHD medications into a pillcrusher and snort it both alone or with other drugs. She is clean now and has told me a lot about drugs on the street including, "Everyone says to their parents that they just smoke pot and drink because parents are lenient about those two things. They don't tell parents the truth." And we, as parents, don't want to know. I would give him a surprise drug test. They don't show everything, but they show more than pot. You can get them at pharmacies.</p><p>I didn't do too well being able to stop my own daughter so I'm not sure what to tell you. But in retrospect I think I would have slapped her into an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) as soon as I knew she was using anything because these kids feed off their "friends." And their friends are usually the same as they are and encourage the destructive behavior. My daughter needed to get away from her friends! </p><p>Your son needs to be re-evaluated in my opinion. Who gave him this ADHD diagnosis? Seems awfully weak for his symptoms, in my layman's opinion. I would want another opinion. By the way, Straterra can make things even worse.</p><p></p><p>Welcome to the board!!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 274732, member: 1550"] My mom guts tells me that you're probably right--he is in my opinion acting more bipolar than ADHD (I have bipolar). If he is starting to drink and dabble in drugs, any medication given won't help him. That would be my first priority. My daughter started using at 12 and it escalates and it's not pretty. Often it's hard to see the disorder from the drugs/drinking. Weed often leads to more--especially with kids who have disorders. In fact, when we thought daughter was just smoking weed, she was doing pills too. Did you know that ADHD medications are very abused and a hot ticket on the street? My daughter used to crush ADHD medications into a pillcrusher and snort it both alone or with other drugs. She is clean now and has told me a lot about drugs on the street including, "Everyone says to their parents that they just smoke pot and drink because parents are lenient about those two things. They don't tell parents the truth." And we, as parents, don't want to know. I would give him a surprise drug test. They don't show everything, but they show more than pot. You can get them at pharmacies. I didn't do too well being able to stop my own daughter so I'm not sure what to tell you. But in retrospect I think I would have slapped her into an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) as soon as I knew she was using anything because these kids feed off their "friends." And their friends are usually the same as they are and encourage the destructive behavior. My daughter needed to get away from her friends! Your son needs to be re-evaluated in my opinion. Who gave him this ADHD diagnosis? Seems awfully weak for his symptoms, in my layman's opinion. I would want another opinion. By the way, Straterra can make things even worse. Welcome to the board!!!! [/QUOTE]
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