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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 194883" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi there. You may want to do a signature on your family, like I did below. That will help us, help you. Any psychiatric problems or substance abuse issues on either side of your son's family tree? Did he have a normal early development? What type of professional does he see? Ever been totally evaluated by a neuropsychologist or at least a Psychiatrist (with the MD) who ran actual tests?</p><p>I had a teen who did drugs. Believe it or not, the drug she and her friends abused the most were ADHD stims. They would crush them in pullcrushers and snort them either alone or with things like cocaine. They have high street value. Then, in her more advanced stages, they took downers to sleep. My experience has been (and my now-clean daughter tells me this) that parents usually don't know how much their kids are doing, as far as drinking as drugs. If you are finding the pot at home, chances are good that he's doing a lot more than you think. We didn't find drugs on my daughter until she'd been using them for a few years. I know that we had no idea how deep she was in it until she was so far out there that only she could bring herself back (and she did, but it was after she'd crossed into cocaine and other fun stuff). Have you ever popped a surprise drug test on your son? I recommend it, and don' t listen to "You don't trust me" tears, like we did <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Kids who smoke cigarettes are more likely to do drugs too. We used to throw out my daughter's cigarettes. She didn't get any money either if she was going to spend it on cigarettes. Later on, she told us the kids would stand in front of gas stations and ask strangers who were older to buy them cigarettes and booze, and that they did!!! She doesn't smoke cigarettes any more either, but we were very lucky with her. I urge you to make sure, in any way you can, that your son isn't beyond pot/booze/cigarettes. And pot is none to great--it's often the first thing before bigger and better things.</p><p>Are you convinced he only has ADHD?</p><p>As for his father, if son doesn't want to go to see, can he be forced? I thought that at 13 they could control that decision (the kids). I went through a divorce too, and that was my understanding, but all states are different.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 194883, member: 1550"] Hi there. You may want to do a signature on your family, like I did below. That will help us, help you. Any psychiatric problems or substance abuse issues on either side of your son's family tree? Did he have a normal early development? What type of professional does he see? Ever been totally evaluated by a neuropsychologist or at least a Psychiatrist (with the MD) who ran actual tests? I had a teen who did drugs. Believe it or not, the drug she and her friends abused the most were ADHD stims. They would crush them in pullcrushers and snort them either alone or with things like cocaine. They have high street value. Then, in her more advanced stages, they took downers to sleep. My experience has been (and my now-clean daughter tells me this) that parents usually don't know how much their kids are doing, as far as drinking as drugs. If you are finding the pot at home, chances are good that he's doing a lot more than you think. We didn't find drugs on my daughter until she'd been using them for a few years. I know that we had no idea how deep she was in it until she was so far out there that only she could bring herself back (and she did, but it was after she'd crossed into cocaine and other fun stuff). Have you ever popped a surprise drug test on your son? I recommend it, and don' t listen to "You don't trust me" tears, like we did :) Kids who smoke cigarettes are more likely to do drugs too. We used to throw out my daughter's cigarettes. She didn't get any money either if she was going to spend it on cigarettes. Later on, she told us the kids would stand in front of gas stations and ask strangers who were older to buy them cigarettes and booze, and that they did!!! She doesn't smoke cigarettes any more either, but we were very lucky with her. I urge you to make sure, in any way you can, that your son isn't beyond pot/booze/cigarettes. And pot is none to great--it's often the first thing before bigger and better things. Are you convinced he only has ADHD? As for his father, if son doesn't want to go to see, can he be forced? I thought that at 13 they could control that decision (the kids). I went through a divorce too, and that was my understanding, but all states are different. [/QUOTE]
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