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Arrested and Suspended, All in One Day. Smh...
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 586924" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>The problem with "I saw it so it will never happen to my kids" is that the sensitivity to drugs and alcohol which causes the abuse is very heredetary. I have repeatedly told my two youngest kids, who were both adopted and had substance abuse heavily in their genepools, that maybe other kids can "experiment" with drinking and drugs, but that if they do it is likely to become a habit they can't stop. So far, so good. I did have an older child who started using at twelve, which I thought and still think is very young and she just went on to try more and more stuff. We thought it was only pot for the longest time because she was busted twice only for pot (they put her on probation but didn't offer anything else). She is also adopted and I'll bet I'd see a long line of substance abuse in her family tree, however we have no access to that information because she was adopted from overseas. I wish we had found out that Daughter was smoking pot at twelve, but we didn't know until she was busted, about two years later. </p><p></p><p>I don't know what t he answer is. I'm kind of down on rehabs and treatment plans because I don't see that they work very often, at least not on this forum. But being that he is so young, I'd certainly do everything I could plus take this very seriously and try to keep a close eye on wherever he goes and whoever he associates with. Maybe he is young enough to stop. I think a counselor who deals with drug users may be the best thing. My daughter had a few counselors who actually SYMPATHIZED with her drug use. One told her that we needed to trust her more (after she lied to us about everything). Another one told her pot is no big deal, it should be legal anyway. Be careful. Pot is maybe not a big deal to some people, but to others it's like cancer.</p><p></p><p>I wish you luck. Congrats on your custody win!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 586924, member: 1550"] The problem with "I saw it so it will never happen to my kids" is that the sensitivity to drugs and alcohol which causes the abuse is very heredetary. I have repeatedly told my two youngest kids, who were both adopted and had substance abuse heavily in their genepools, that maybe other kids can "experiment" with drinking and drugs, but that if they do it is likely to become a habit they can't stop. So far, so good. I did have an older child who started using at twelve, which I thought and still think is very young and she just went on to try more and more stuff. We thought it was only pot for the longest time because she was busted twice only for pot (they put her on probation but didn't offer anything else). She is also adopted and I'll bet I'd see a long line of substance abuse in her family tree, however we have no access to that information because she was adopted from overseas. I wish we had found out that Daughter was smoking pot at twelve, but we didn't know until she was busted, about two years later. I don't know what t he answer is. I'm kind of down on rehabs and treatment plans because I don't see that they work very often, at least not on this forum. But being that he is so young, I'd certainly do everything I could plus take this very seriously and try to keep a close eye on wherever he goes and whoever he associates with. Maybe he is young enough to stop. I think a counselor who deals with drug users may be the best thing. My daughter had a few counselors who actually SYMPATHIZED with her drug use. One told her that we needed to trust her more (after she lied to us about everything). Another one told her pot is no big deal, it should be legal anyway. Be careful. Pot is maybe not a big deal to some people, but to others it's like cancer. I wish you luck. Congrats on your custody win! [/QUOTE]
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