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16 year old son absolutely out of control
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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 490802" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>I am so sorry you are dealing with this. I join you as a parent of a young adult who is also struggling with addiction. She was in a 60 day inpatient program, intensive outpatient program, sober house(2 in fact after she was kicked out of the first) and now living in an apartment with another sober young woman and working and going to meetings daily. </p><p></p><p>I am very impressed with how you handled the situation, including having your home swept by the police. Your son's success depends on many things including your support of his recovery process. He is facing a very long and difficult road but I believe you and your wife have taken the very important first steps in getting him that help. You can get your son back, but he has to want to get well too. He may not want it now, most addicts do not enter treatment willingly, but hopefully through the process he will begin to see what his life can be like clean and sober. You will need to be strong, relapse is part of the disease. But every time I go to an AA meeting with my daughter I see the miracles that happen in recovery.</p><p></p><p>I hope to read updates from you on your son's progress. There are many of us on this board who have traveled the same heartbreaking road and I don't know what I would have done without their support.</p><p></p><p>Nancy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 490802, member: 59"] I am so sorry you are dealing with this. I join you as a parent of a young adult who is also struggling with addiction. She was in a 60 day inpatient program, intensive outpatient program, sober house(2 in fact after she was kicked out of the first) and now living in an apartment with another sober young woman and working and going to meetings daily. I am very impressed with how you handled the situation, including having your home swept by the police. Your son's success depends on many things including your support of his recovery process. He is facing a very long and difficult road but I believe you and your wife have taken the very important first steps in getting him that help. You can get your son back, but he has to want to get well too. He may not want it now, most addicts do not enter treatment willingly, but hopefully through the process he will begin to see what his life can be like clean and sober. You will need to be strong, relapse is part of the disease. But every time I go to an AA meeting with my daughter I see the miracles that happen in recovery. I hope to read updates from you on your son's progress. There are many of us on this board who have traveled the same heartbreaking road and I don't know what I would have done without their support. Nancy [/QUOTE]
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