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Daughter ran away from the dual diagnosis facility
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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 616617" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>MommaMia, we heard all of that, too. We had a therapist tell when she was 16 that she wasn't using drugs. This same therapist blew off the fact that difficult child was caught shoplifting Coricidan that was being used to get high (skittles).</p><p></p><p>When we took our difficult child for a consultation for an intensive outpatient treatment when she was 17, we were told that difficult child was more of a "recreational" potsmoker and didn't qualify for the program.</p><p></p><p>Our difficult child progressed from skittles, pot, and alcohol to opiates over the next ten years. We finally got her into a 90-day residential treatment program after we found out that she was shooting up heroin and overdosed on our couch.</p><p></p><p>Even after her first rehab stint, difficult child was telling us that she wasn't an alcoholic even though we found beer cans hidden everywhere. They are in such denial about their addictive behaviors.</p><p></p><p>My biggest regret is that we didn't take action when our difficult child was 16 and we starting realizing that there was a problem. At the time, we wrote it off to typical teenage rebellion and experimentation even though I knew in my gut that we had a real problem. Once they are 18, your options become very limited.</p><p></p><p>Stay strong and find her the help that she needs. Even if it means sending her away for a while to get her away from people that might be encouraging these behaviors. </p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 616617, member: 1967"] MommaMia, we heard all of that, too. We had a therapist tell when she was 16 that she wasn't using drugs. This same therapist blew off the fact that difficult child was caught shoplifting Coricidan that was being used to get high (skittles). When we took our difficult child for a consultation for an intensive outpatient treatment when she was 17, we were told that difficult child was more of a "recreational" potsmoker and didn't qualify for the program. Our difficult child progressed from skittles, pot, and alcohol to opiates over the next ten years. We finally got her into a 90-day residential treatment program after we found out that she was shooting up heroin and overdosed on our couch. Even after her first rehab stint, difficult child was telling us that she wasn't an alcoholic even though we found beer cans hidden everywhere. They are in such denial about their addictive behaviors. My biggest regret is that we didn't take action when our difficult child was 16 and we starting realizing that there was a problem. At the time, we wrote it off to typical teenage rebellion and experimentation even though I knew in my gut that we had a real problem. Once they are 18, your options become very limited. Stay strong and find her the help that she needs. Even if it means sending her away for a while to get her away from people that might be encouraging these behaviors. ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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