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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 630045" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>Hi camsworriedmom and welcome to the CD board. As we like to say . . . sorry that you needed to find us but glad that you did.</p><p></p><p>I am amazed to hear that a diagnosis of ADHD qualifies as a reason to get medical marijuana. </p><p></p><p>It does sound like your son has a problem that has gone beyond simple experimentation with pot. I would look for a therapist that specializes in addiction and substance abuse. I suggest going to an NarAnon or AlAnon meeting and asking around for names. Families of loved ones with substance abuse issues will have had plenty of experience with doctors and therapists that have treated their family members.</p><p></p><p>Another suggestion is to call your local NAMI group and ask for names of therapists that specialize in addiction. Many of our loved ones with a mental illness also have substance abuse issues. When I mentioned the name of a psychiatrist my daughter had gone to during a NAMI meeting, there was a communal groan as he was known as being a pill pusher. He gave my addict daughter prescriptions for benzos and ambien. I wish I had known that about him before she went.</p><p></p><p>The bottom line is that there are good therapists and psychiatrists and bad therapists and psychiatrists. You need to be very careful in who you send your son to.</p><p></p><p>You many not get many responses today because of the holiday but others will be along with advice and support.</p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 630045, member: 1967"] Hi camsworriedmom and welcome to the CD board. As we like to say . . . sorry that you needed to find us but glad that you did. I am amazed to hear that a diagnosis of ADHD qualifies as a reason to get medical marijuana. It does sound like your son has a problem that has gone beyond simple experimentation with pot. I would look for a therapist that specializes in addiction and substance abuse. I suggest going to an NarAnon or AlAnon meeting and asking around for names. Families of loved ones with substance abuse issues will have had plenty of experience with doctors and therapists that have treated their family members. Another suggestion is to call your local NAMI group and ask for names of therapists that specialize in addiction. Many of our loved ones with a mental illness also have substance abuse issues. When I mentioned the name of a psychiatrist my daughter had gone to during a NAMI meeting, there was a communal groan as he was known as being a pill pusher. He gave my addict daughter prescriptions for benzos and ambien. I wish I had known that about him before she went. The bottom line is that there are good therapists and psychiatrists and bad therapists and psychiatrists. You need to be very careful in who you send your son to. You many not get many responses today because of the holiday but others will be along with advice and support. ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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