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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 469924" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>Hi and welcome!</p><p></p><p>How long until he's 18?</p><p></p><p>I'm a firm believer that "issues" come before addiction and the addiction - whether drugs, alcohol, nicotine, food, or caffeine - is a way to self medicate those issues. If you can get him treatment for depression through insurance, definitely start there. If docs argue with you, insist that the depression came first and fueled the drugs, and insurance pays for depression and not drugs, so HELP!</p><p></p><p>Anyway, back to the 18 thing. If he refuses to admit he has problems and needs help, start preparing him for the reality that once he turns 18, he is NOT your responsibility anymore, and if he refuses to help himself, YOU will not help him either. Help = a place to live, food, transportation, clothes, money, etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 469924, member: 11965"] Hi and welcome! How long until he's 18? I'm a firm believer that "issues" come before addiction and the addiction - whether drugs, alcohol, nicotine, food, or caffeine - is a way to self medicate those issues. If you can get him treatment for depression through insurance, definitely start there. If docs argue with you, insist that the depression came first and fueled the drugs, and insurance pays for depression and not drugs, so HELP! Anyway, back to the 18 thing. If he refuses to admit he has problems and needs help, start preparing him for the reality that once he turns 18, he is NOT your responsibility anymore, and if he refuses to help himself, YOU will not help him either. Help = a place to live, food, transportation, clothes, money, etc. [/QUOTE]
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