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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 82566" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>My daughter, who is now 23, was a serious drug abuser in high school. If I'd known it (yes, I was dumb--I believed she just smoked pot, which was bad enough, but had no idea the extent of her drug use) I would have sent her to an Residential Treatment Center (RTC), if only to get her away from her druggie friends and off the streets. At fifteen it is hard to make a child listen to you if they decide not to. My daughter would jimmy her window and get out at night. We had to put up bars. Drug abusers tend to be great liars so don't trust your son if he says, "But I just drink a little and smoke some pot." My daughter, who is now clean, tells me, "NEVER trust a drug addict. They'll lie to anyone. THey can't be trusted." Psychiatric medications won't work if they are messed with by recreational drugs. (((Hugs))) been there done that. It can get better. I'd get him help though, even if he doesn't want it. In the end, it's his choice. My daughter saw track marks on the arms of her friend and freaked out. THat changed her. It also helped that we through her out of our house (yes, it helped). The police came by all the time and it scared our little ones, not to mention she was a horrible influence. Once she moved out of town, away from drug friends, and with her brother, who is as straight as it gets and very strict, she did straighten out completely and is now very anti-drug. IT CAN HAPPEN, but at his age he has to make that decision to change.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 82566, member: 1550"] My daughter, who is now 23, was a serious drug abuser in high school. If I'd known it (yes, I was dumb--I believed she just smoked pot, which was bad enough, but had no idea the extent of her drug use) I would have sent her to an Residential Treatment Center (RTC), if only to get her away from her druggie friends and off the streets. At fifteen it is hard to make a child listen to you if they decide not to. My daughter would jimmy her window and get out at night. We had to put up bars. Drug abusers tend to be great liars so don't trust your son if he says, "But I just drink a little and smoke some pot." My daughter, who is now clean, tells me, "NEVER trust a drug addict. They'll lie to anyone. THey can't be trusted." Psychiatric medications won't work if they are messed with by recreational drugs. (((Hugs))) been there done that. It can get better. I'd get him help though, even if he doesn't want it. In the end, it's his choice. My daughter saw track marks on the arms of her friend and freaked out. THat changed her. It also helped that we through her out of our house (yes, it helped). The police came by all the time and it scared our little ones, not to mention she was a horrible influence. Once she moved out of town, away from drug friends, and with her brother, who is as straight as it gets and very strict, she did straighten out completely and is now very anti-drug. IT CAN HAPPEN, but at his age he has to make that decision to change. [/QUOTE]
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