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<blockquote data-quote="MissJuneBug" data-source="post: 711263" data-attributes="member: 21628"><p>Here's an update...</p><p></p><p>He went to the IOP assessment Monday and started the program today. Hubby and I confronted him with his bags packed and a bag of groceries last night and told him he could either move out right then or he would abide by our conditions - IOP, clean drug tests, restricted access to his phone and Internet, close the checking account and credit card, finish the one last credit hour he needs to get his bachelors degree and most of all... no more lies. We really spelled it out for him and I think he was pretty shook up. He chose to stay.</p><p></p><p>He doesn't need detox. He goes for many, many months using nothing. His issue is periodic 'binges'. It's been close to a year since his last episode. The problem is he has an extraordinary high tolerance for drugs and alcohol, so once he starts, he consumes way too much in a short time.</p><p></p><p>He has signed HIPPA rights to me. It's not that I can't talk to his therapist and physchiatrst, it's that they don't feel the substance abuse is his primary issue. And his psychiatrist is the only dual certified addiction psychiatrist in the state. He's highly regarded and runs a dual-diagnosis inpatient rehab. So if anyone should have a clear picture of this, he should. We have been very consistent about sharing information with them. His last counselor was a substance abuse counselor and runs a big recovery program in our town and his view was the same as the physchiatrist - that son has mental health issues and periodically he tries to self-medicate. His current therapist says the same thing. He has had these mental health issues since childhood, so that makes sense to me. My concern all along is that he really needed more therapy than one hour a week with a private counselor.</p><p></p><p>What really bothers us is the out-of-control binges.. I'm scared to death he will accidently overdose one day.</p><p></p><p>He's been profoundly depressed for months and definitely not using anything.. he barely left his bed, let alone the house. The weed smoking started back up (after a 2 year period of not using) last month when we told him he had no choice but to get help via the Intensive Outpatient program for his depression and anxiety. Nothing makes a shy, introverted, anxious person more anxious than the thought of having to share his feelings with a group of strangers!</p><p></p><p>I realized today that my mind and body is now on constant high 'alert' waiting for the next shoe to drop! Such a sad way to live.</p><p></p><p>Thanks you for all your kind feedback. It helps tremendously to know I'm not alone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MissJuneBug, post: 711263, member: 21628"] Here's an update... He went to the IOP assessment Monday and started the program today. Hubby and I confronted him with his bags packed and a bag of groceries last night and told him he could either move out right then or he would abide by our conditions - IOP, clean drug tests, restricted access to his phone and Internet, close the checking account and credit card, finish the one last credit hour he needs to get his bachelors degree and most of all... no more lies. We really spelled it out for him and I think he was pretty shook up. He chose to stay. He doesn't need detox. He goes for many, many months using nothing. His issue is periodic 'binges'. It's been close to a year since his last episode. The problem is he has an extraordinary high tolerance for drugs and alcohol, so once he starts, he consumes way too much in a short time. He has signed HIPPA rights to me. It's not that I can't talk to his therapist and physchiatrst, it's that they don't feel the substance abuse is his primary issue. And his psychiatrist is the only dual certified addiction psychiatrist in the state. He's highly regarded and runs a dual-diagnosis inpatient rehab. So if anyone should have a clear picture of this, he should. We have been very consistent about sharing information with them. His last counselor was a substance abuse counselor and runs a big recovery program in our town and his view was the same as the physchiatrist - that son has mental health issues and periodically he tries to self-medicate. His current therapist says the same thing. He has had these mental health issues since childhood, so that makes sense to me. My concern all along is that he really needed more therapy than one hour a week with a private counselor. What really bothers us is the out-of-control binges.. I'm scared to death he will accidently overdose one day. He's been profoundly depressed for months and definitely not using anything.. he barely left his bed, let alone the house. The weed smoking started back up (after a 2 year period of not using) last month when we told him he had no choice but to get help via the Intensive Outpatient program for his depression and anxiety. Nothing makes a shy, introverted, anxious person more anxious than the thought of having to share his feelings with a group of strangers! I realized today that my mind and body is now on constant high 'alert' waiting for the next shoe to drop! Such a sad way to live. Thanks you for all your kind feedback. It helps tremendously to know I'm not alone. [/QUOTE]
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