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<blockquote data-quote="Signorina" data-source="post: 508932"><p>Hi Chatty! Welcome to the CD board. I saw your post on the home page. I usually post on the Substance Abuse board. I am the mom of a 19yo who is abusing drugs. Definitely pot, who knows what else?</p><p></p><p>Tho my son is older, his drug use started about a year ago. He exhibits many of the same puzzling behaviors that your son is showing. Everyone who meets my son thinks he is responsible & terrific, he does well at his job but his grades have gone from great to mediocre and now to failure. Grades slipping were sign#1, his utter contempt and mood swings at home were sign #2 of substance abuse.</p><p></p><p>I can't do anything-he's 19-but your son is 15. You need to act quickly to get him help. And substance abuse treatment is the place to start. I'm sorry to be blunt, but it's vital. You know he is using. And I know it's easy to say "it's just pot" and we all know people who can handle it. But not everyone can-and some synthetic marijuanas (K2, spice, potpourri etc) are even more dangerous.</p><p></p><p>Please call his regular dr and get referrals for SA counselors & treatment options. Then call the recommendations & come up with a plan of action to get him evaluated & into some type of treatment.(based on the evaluation.) They will have good tips for getting him to comply-they are used to it. </p><p></p><p>He may have an underlying mental health issue-but you KNOW he is using. And that's the place to start.</p><p></p><p>{{hugs}}</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Signorina, post: 508932"] Hi Chatty! Welcome to the CD board. I saw your post on the home page. I usually post on the Substance Abuse board. I am the mom of a 19yo who is abusing drugs. Definitely pot, who knows what else? Tho my son is older, his drug use started about a year ago. He exhibits many of the same puzzling behaviors that your son is showing. Everyone who meets my son thinks he is responsible & terrific, he does well at his job but his grades have gone from great to mediocre and now to failure. Grades slipping were sign#1, his utter contempt and mood swings at home were sign #2 of substance abuse. I can't do anything-he's 19-but your son is 15. You need to act quickly to get him help. And substance abuse treatment is the place to start. I'm sorry to be blunt, but it's vital. You know he is using. And I know it's easy to say "it's just pot" and we all know people who can handle it. But not everyone can-and some synthetic marijuanas (K2, spice, potpourri etc) are even more dangerous. Please call his regular dr and get referrals for SA counselors & treatment options. Then call the recommendations & come up with a plan of action to get him evaluated & into some type of treatment.(based on the evaluation.) They will have good tips for getting him to comply-they are used to it. He may have an underlying mental health issue-but you KNOW he is using. And that's the place to start. {{hugs}} [/QUOTE]
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