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<blockquote data-quote="AmericanGirl" data-source="post: 538586"><p>Welcome Princess!</p><p></p><p>I have been in your shoes as many others on this board have been. I'm certain they will be replying to you as well.</p><p></p><p>Please try Al-anon. I resisted it too but now I know it has changed my life and my son's life. I'm calmer and more rational. If you don't want to try an in-person meeting, you can listen in anonymously on some phone meetings. (Google al-anon phone meetings.) However, the face to face support is so valuable.</p><p></p><p>My 18 year old son will finish treatment Friday with 99 days of sobriety. This is the same 4.0 GPA kid who was now flunking out of college in March and told me he didn't care about anything....he would sleep in a ditch...nothing bothered him, etc., etc.</p><p></p><p>My son was prescribed ADHD medications. I learned he was selling them to get cash for alcohol. I am encouraging you to lock up all your medications along with any valuables. I was glad I had done that before I ever knew of his addiction. </p><p></p><p>Back to the ADHD, I chose a rehab that would test him for any other co-existing mental condition. Many addicts have an underlying issue with drives the need to sedate themselves. I know my child is ADHD but also knew he could never use the medications after this and he needed proper diagnosis and treatment.</p><p></p><p>As for the fake pot....I personally know two families who have buried their sons because of it. The stats are alarming. My state has been very proactive in passing laws against it....and against any similar substance those idiots create.</p><p></p><p>I know this is disjointed but I hope I wrote something that will help. I'm so very sorry you are facing surgery soon. Please keep reading and keep posting!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AmericanGirl, post: 538586"] Welcome Princess! I have been in your shoes as many others on this board have been. I'm certain they will be replying to you as well. Please try Al-anon. I resisted it too but now I know it has changed my life and my son's life. I'm calmer and more rational. If you don't want to try an in-person meeting, you can listen in anonymously on some phone meetings. (Google al-anon phone meetings.) However, the face to face support is so valuable. My 18 year old son will finish treatment Friday with 99 days of sobriety. This is the same 4.0 GPA kid who was now flunking out of college in March and told me he didn't care about anything....he would sleep in a ditch...nothing bothered him, etc., etc. My son was prescribed ADHD medications. I learned he was selling them to get cash for alcohol. I am encouraging you to lock up all your medications along with any valuables. I was glad I had done that before I ever knew of his addiction. Back to the ADHD, I chose a rehab that would test him for any other co-existing mental condition. Many addicts have an underlying issue with drives the need to sedate themselves. I know my child is ADHD but also knew he could never use the medications after this and he needed proper diagnosis and treatment. As for the fake pot....I personally know two families who have buried their sons because of it. The stats are alarming. My state has been very proactive in passing laws against it....and against any similar substance those idiots create. I know this is disjointed but I hope I wrote something that will help. I'm so very sorry you are facing surgery soon. Please keep reading and keep posting!! [/QUOTE]
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