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<blockquote data-quote="SONS GONE WILD" data-source="post: 132448" data-attributes="member: 4725"><p>Thank you all for welcoming me and for all of your insight. It certainly helps to talk to others who can relate. We went to a local outpatient facility yesterday, had about a 45 minute interview until son had to go outside and smoke and the psychiatrist told us we'd continue next week. Said she had to be sure the group therapist would take another teenager, as they are more difficult to control in group setting. I am determined to do whatever I can to get him into inpatient. I work for an attorney and, after several years of ups and downs with my son, have just told him and another female attorney coworker about my situation. That was very hard for me. I guess I felt like I would be looked down on for having a troubled son. However, it was just the opposite, and they are very supportive and trying to help me find help. I am now very relieved that they know, so if I'm late, or miss work, or stressed, at least they know why. We represent some doctors and insurance cos., so I have even been told of 2 facilities with wait lists that they can assist in getting my son in right away - IF HE AGREES TO GO - as you all know, this is the trick here! He is so addicted to cigarettes too, does anyone know if these facilities will allow people to smoke? He is almost 18, so that will be legal soon, and as much as I dissaprove of the smoking, if they allow him to smoke maybe he'd feel like that's one thing not being taken away from him.</p><p> </p><p>One of the attorneys is trying to find out for me - if he gets arrested, whether the judge could force him to go to drug rehab instead of jail - especially if he gets arrested on a drug charge. Does anyone know how this works?</p><p> </p><p>Anyway, going to the outpatient center was something else. I don't think there is any substance out there that he has not done - and said he's been doing something since he was 14! We knew he smoked cigarettes, drank occasionally and recently knew about the marijuana, but had no idea he was into so much. Talk about feel stupid! How can we not know our kid is doing hard drugs?!! </p><p> </p><p>Thanks again for all of your support.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SONS GONE WILD, post: 132448, member: 4725"] Thank you all for welcoming me and for all of your insight. It certainly helps to talk to others who can relate. We went to a local outpatient facility yesterday, had about a 45 minute interview until son had to go outside and smoke and the psychiatrist told us we'd continue next week. Said she had to be sure the group therapist would take another teenager, as they are more difficult to control in group setting. I am determined to do whatever I can to get him into inpatient. I work for an attorney and, after several years of ups and downs with my son, have just told him and another female attorney coworker about my situation. That was very hard for me. I guess I felt like I would be looked down on for having a troubled son. However, it was just the opposite, and they are very supportive and trying to help me find help. I am now very relieved that they know, so if I'm late, or miss work, or stressed, at least they know why. We represent some doctors and insurance cos., so I have even been told of 2 facilities with wait lists that they can assist in getting my son in right away - IF HE AGREES TO GO - as you all know, this is the trick here! He is so addicted to cigarettes too, does anyone know if these facilities will allow people to smoke? He is almost 18, so that will be legal soon, and as much as I dissaprove of the smoking, if they allow him to smoke maybe he'd feel like that's one thing not being taken away from him. One of the attorneys is trying to find out for me - if he gets arrested, whether the judge could force him to go to drug rehab instead of jail - especially if he gets arrested on a drug charge. Does anyone know how this works? Anyway, going to the outpatient center was something else. I don't think there is any substance out there that he has not done - and said he's been doing something since he was 14! We knew he smoked cigarettes, drank occasionally and recently knew about the marijuana, but had no idea he was into so much. Talk about feel stupid! How can we not know our kid is doing hard drugs?!! Thanks again for all of your support. [/QUOTE]
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