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<blockquote data-quote="katya02" data-source="post: 376211" data-attributes="member: 2884"><p>Hi and welcome. I know it's a lot to take in - all the warnings about what you need to do, and your legal liability, etc., but it's all true and very important. Our family has been there done that with our difficult child 1 who came home from his first year of college with charges for marijuana possession, but (as always) it turned out he was doing much more. He was using Ritalin, Adderall, and cocaine. I don't know if he tried meth. If your daughter is getting Adderall at school she's buying illegal drugs on school property and that alone should bring her privileges to a screeching halt. She can be arrested, charged, and expelled for what she's doing. On no account should you let her drive your car, and you will need to secure your belongings, as Susie said, because she WILL steal from you. It sounds harsh to say but all addicts steal. And since you know she's buying drugs, if she is found to be dealing and living in your home as an adult, your possessions can be impounded. Some people have lost their homes this way. So, although it is painful to think of setting rules and parameters that must be followed in order for her to live at home, you need to do that to protect yourself. If you can draw up something with the help of a counselor, the counselor can support you through the process of presenting her with the rules/contract. You must be prepared to follow through with whatever consequences you outline. I would also encourage you to go to the nearest Al-Anon/Narc-Anon meeting you can find. There is tremendous help and support through these groups.</p><p></p><p>Best wishes, and please keep posting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="katya02, post: 376211, member: 2884"] Hi and welcome. I know it's a lot to take in - all the warnings about what you need to do, and your legal liability, etc., but it's all true and very important. Our family has been there done that with our difficult child 1 who came home from his first year of college with charges for marijuana possession, but (as always) it turned out he was doing much more. He was using Ritalin, Adderall, and cocaine. I don't know if he tried meth. If your daughter is getting Adderall at school she's buying illegal drugs on school property and that alone should bring her privileges to a screeching halt. She can be arrested, charged, and expelled for what she's doing. On no account should you let her drive your car, and you will need to secure your belongings, as Susie said, because she WILL steal from you. It sounds harsh to say but all addicts steal. And since you know she's buying drugs, if she is found to be dealing and living in your home as an adult, your possessions can be impounded. Some people have lost their homes this way. So, although it is painful to think of setting rules and parameters that must be followed in order for her to live at home, you need to do that to protect yourself. If you can draw up something with the help of a counselor, the counselor can support you through the process of presenting her with the rules/contract. You must be prepared to follow through with whatever consequences you outline. I would also encourage you to go to the nearest Al-Anon/Narc-Anon meeting you can find. There is tremendous help and support through these groups. Best wishes, and please keep posting. [/QUOTE]
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