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Welcome to our safe place and sorry you have to be here! My son started going off the rails at 15 also and he had a very happy family life - so don't blame yourself.


Honestly, I would let him life with is father - just for now. It doesn't mean that it's forever.  But for now. Take one day at a time. Don't look at the big picture just yet.


I can tell you that inpatient rehab for a 15 year old - in my experience - is a total and complete waste of time and money.  They are SO very young and they don't "get it". To some even overdosing is "cool".  They can meet undesirable kids in there and can get exposed to worse things.  Again this is just my personal experience and you have to do what you feel is best.  My son took some of my brother's anxiety pills years ago that he had in his glove compartment while visiting. My brother had not thought son would even ride in his car but he only did because they both went to get haircuts for our sister's wedding that he was in town for.  My son opened the glove box when my brother stopped for gas (nosy) and there they were.  My son ended up addicted to pills and it all started with weed.  He also would drink an entire bottle of wine and pass out and that is before we knew what was even happening.


It sounds like your ex is being responsible with the pills and that is good.  Perhaps some type of drug therapy for your son would be good so he can get educated on what he is really doing to himself when he uses drugs that are not prescribed to him or overuses drugs that are prescribed (like my son).  My son was also in a few day programs like that. None of it did any good because he did not WANT to change.  He still struggles but he is slowly maturing.


I do hope and pray you do not have to go through what our family has been through.


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