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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 271006" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I'm on board with continuing to test. And make them surprise tests. Pot lasts longer, but with the way he's acting it sounds a heck of lot more like speed or coke to me than pot. Not trying to scare you, but we thought it was just pot with our daughter too and it turned out to be so much worse than that. I wish we'd known. As for not drinking, I wouldn't believe that either. My daughter told me that drinking made her sick. Now that she's clean she tells me that nothing she ever said to me was true while she was using. Her motto is: "Never trust a drug addict." </p><p></p><p>medications for a psychiatric problem won't help if he is even just using pot. I wouldn't worry about the medication. If he is taking ADHD medications, then I'd worry for a different reason. They are VERY abused on the streets by teens. My daughter did them. They are crushed in pillcrushers and snorted either alone or with cocaine and some OTC drugs too. She told me that Adderrall went for $10/pill back then. Kids would fake ADHD just to get the drugs or steal from their siblings or just buy it off the street. Stimulants are very "hot" for abuse. Then they need downers to sleep. The combo makes them act nuts. I thought she had bipolar because I didn't belive she was using anything except pot sometimes. All the same, even doing all that junk, she DID work because we cut off her money, except for essential food and no frills clothing. I think that helped. At 18, we asked her to leave as she was not going to quit using drugs and we were sick and tired of the police dropping by all the time. My younger kids were terrified. </p><p></p><p>We were lucky. She turned her life around. However, it had to be HER decision. There is nothing you can do right now to force your son to change. However, I would not believe that he is just smoking pot and the poor thing is mentally ill (this is what WE thought). I would be tough on him and cut off his $$$ supply. All he needs is healthy food and clothes on his back, not trendy either. He doesn't need a computer or cell phone and he certainly doesn't need a driver's license or a car. My daughter had to buy her own car, insurance and gas. After she cracked up the car, she didn't drive for many years. There is a happy ending: Last week my daughter closed on her first house. She is doing really well. I don't believe she would be where she is if we had not been so tough on her, and she agrees.</p><p></p><p>I'm sorry you are going through this. It's horrible. I think going to Narc-Anon meetings is a good way to get real life help. You'll need the support.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 271006, member: 1550"] I'm on board with continuing to test. And make them surprise tests. Pot lasts longer, but with the way he's acting it sounds a heck of lot more like speed or coke to me than pot. Not trying to scare you, but we thought it was just pot with our daughter too and it turned out to be so much worse than that. I wish we'd known. As for not drinking, I wouldn't believe that either. My daughter told me that drinking made her sick. Now that she's clean she tells me that nothing she ever said to me was true while she was using. Her motto is: "Never trust a drug addict." medications for a psychiatric problem won't help if he is even just using pot. I wouldn't worry about the medication. If he is taking ADHD medications, then I'd worry for a different reason. They are VERY abused on the streets by teens. My daughter did them. They are crushed in pillcrushers and snorted either alone or with cocaine and some OTC drugs too. She told me that Adderrall went for $10/pill back then. Kids would fake ADHD just to get the drugs or steal from their siblings or just buy it off the street. Stimulants are very "hot" for abuse. Then they need downers to sleep. The combo makes them act nuts. I thought she had bipolar because I didn't belive she was using anything except pot sometimes. All the same, even doing all that junk, she DID work because we cut off her money, except for essential food and no frills clothing. I think that helped. At 18, we asked her to leave as she was not going to quit using drugs and we were sick and tired of the police dropping by all the time. My younger kids were terrified. We were lucky. She turned her life around. However, it had to be HER decision. There is nothing you can do right now to force your son to change. However, I would not believe that he is just smoking pot and the poor thing is mentally ill (this is what WE thought). I would be tough on him and cut off his $$$ supply. All he needs is healthy food and clothes on his back, not trendy either. He doesn't need a computer or cell phone and he certainly doesn't need a driver's license or a car. My daughter had to buy her own car, insurance and gas. After she cracked up the car, she didn't drive for many years. There is a happy ending: Last week my daughter closed on her first house. She is doing really well. I don't believe she would be where she is if we had not been so tough on her, and she agrees. I'm sorry you are going through this. It's horrible. I think going to Narc-Anon meetings is a good way to get real life help. You'll need the support. [/QUOTE]
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