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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 719022" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>He is addicted and addiction overrides knowledge. In order to quit he has to desperately want to quit...his idea, not yours. Rehabs are no guarantees. Sonic's birthmother had been court ordered into rehab ELEVIN times before Sonic was born. Yet he was born with crack in his system. She was high when giving birth to him. Her fifth drug exposed birth child and custody of none of them.</p><p></p><p>Rehab is a resource that people can use if they want to quit. Your son is not ready. Rehab is maybe shelter and food to him and, of course, you pay for it. And you do still pay his rent and maybe other expenses.</p><p></p><p>My daughter quit without rehab. She didnt tell us she wanted to quit. She just did it. She wanted to. She was sick of the drug life. She was ready. She quit for herself. Not me.</p><p></p><p>None of our kids quit because of us. They dont quit because they want to please us. Rewards dont impress them. Consequences often dont phase them, especially if we bail them out of the worst ones. Sometimes even if they go to prison they get out and use. Until they get sick and tired of the drug life they cant be moved.</p><p></p><p>I have spoken with my daughter a lot. Most of her drug friends from twelve years ago, still use and are in and out of jail. They are in their thirties now. But...</p><p></p><p>But thousands of addicts do quit. Every day. On their time. When they want to. Not for us...quitting an addiction is too hard for them to do it for somebody else.</p><p></p><p>There is a lot of truth to the rock bottom. They have to be fed up. Each rock bottom is different.</p><p></p><p>RN, you say your son is a binge user. Hon, I love you, but I think he uses more than you know, anytime he can. I always thought so. We dont know how much our kids use. </p><p></p><p>While you can binge alcohol, not benzos. Taking benzos for a week under a doctors care...you still need to be weaned off. It is highly addictive and causes serious/dangerous withdrawals. Hard to binge them. And he may use drugs you never dreamed of, like my daughter did.</p><p></p><p>Of course, one good thing about rehab is that they must be sober there as I believe they are drug tested.</p><p></p><p>I hope and pray your son will finally hit that bottom and quit for good. It may not be in a rehab. When he wants to quit he will and you will know. The changes in him will be profound...you will know he is different. He just isnt desperate enough yet.</p><p></p><p>Hugs and love.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 719022, member: 1550"] He is addicted and addiction overrides knowledge. In order to quit he has to desperately want to quit...his idea, not yours. Rehabs are no guarantees. Sonic's birthmother had been court ordered into rehab ELEVIN times before Sonic was born. Yet he was born with crack in his system. She was high when giving birth to him. Her fifth drug exposed birth child and custody of none of them. Rehab is a resource that people can use if they want to quit. Your son is not ready. Rehab is maybe shelter and food to him and, of course, you pay for it. And you do still pay his rent and maybe other expenses. My daughter quit without rehab. She didnt tell us she wanted to quit. She just did it. She wanted to. She was sick of the drug life. She was ready. She quit for herself. Not me. None of our kids quit because of us. They dont quit because they want to please us. Rewards dont impress them. Consequences often dont phase them, especially if we bail them out of the worst ones. Sometimes even if they go to prison they get out and use. Until they get sick and tired of the drug life they cant be moved. I have spoken with my daughter a lot. Most of her drug friends from twelve years ago, still use and are in and out of jail. They are in their thirties now. But... But thousands of addicts do quit. Every day. On their time. When they want to. Not for us...quitting an addiction is too hard for them to do it for somebody else. There is a lot of truth to the rock bottom. They have to be fed up. Each rock bottom is different. RN, you say your son is a binge user. Hon, I love you, but I think he uses more than you know, anytime he can. I always thought so. We dont know how much our kids use. While you can binge alcohol, not benzos. Taking benzos for a week under a doctors care...you still need to be weaned off. It is highly addictive and causes serious/dangerous withdrawals. Hard to binge them. And he may use drugs you never dreamed of, like my daughter did. Of course, one good thing about rehab is that they must be sober there as I believe they are drug tested. I hope and pray your son will finally hit that bottom and quit for good. It may not be in a rehab. When he wants to quit he will and you will know. The changes in him will be profound...you will know he is different. He just isnt desperate enough yet. Hugs and love. [/QUOTE]
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