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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 400069" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>Hi...sorry you have to ask these questions. One thing, just because your son is age eligible for his license in April doesnt mean you have to allow him to get it. That is a privilege not a right. You have to agree to that privilege and add him on to your insurance and all sorts of other things. If I thought my kid was using drugs, then heck no, I wouldnt let him get his license.</p><p></p><p> In fact, none of my boys got their licenses until they turned 18 because I had some heavy rules for getting a license: </p><p> 1:they had to maintain at least a B average so they got the good grade discount. </p><p>2; They had to have a part time job to help offset the cost of insurance and car costs such as gas and wear and tear</p><p>3: They had to prove they were responsible by behaving appropriately.</p><p></p><p>None of them even met attempted to try so oh well...lol.</p><p></p><p>You can get a drug test at a drug store or walmart that tests for everything for about $30 bucks. Just pop it on him one day...I would advise Dad do this since you will want to watch him pee. Just have Dad go in with the little cup, tell him he is going to pee in the cup or he isnt leaving the bathroom if it takes all day. His world will simply stop. No food, no tv, no computer, no cell, no nothing until he pees in the cup. Park a chair right in the bathroom door. If he complains, so be it. Tell him if he has nothing to hide, it wont be a problem. </p><p></p><p>Now where you go from there is really up to you. You could try local drug programs for teens if only pot shows up...especially if the amount is low. Some places have good places that teens can get together with other teens that want to stay clean but have fun with other kids who dont use drugs. Kind of get them away from bad peer pressure. That can be good for kids who only use pot because its the cool thing to do.</p><p></p><p>If its more serious, I would contact mental health because they normally have a substance abuse department attached. You would want to ask about a good outpatient program at first I would think unless he is really into some serious drugs. If he is into much more than pot, then I would consider calling or contacting drugfree.org and talking to them. I believe that is the website for the national website for helping parents talk to their kids about drugs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 400069, member: 1514"] Hi...sorry you have to ask these questions. One thing, just because your son is age eligible for his license in April doesnt mean you have to allow him to get it. That is a privilege not a right. You have to agree to that privilege and add him on to your insurance and all sorts of other things. If I thought my kid was using drugs, then heck no, I wouldnt let him get his license. In fact, none of my boys got their licenses until they turned 18 because I had some heavy rules for getting a license: 1:they had to maintain at least a B average so they got the good grade discount. 2; They had to have a part time job to help offset the cost of insurance and car costs such as gas and wear and tear 3: They had to prove they were responsible by behaving appropriately. None of them even met attempted to try so oh well...lol. You can get a drug test at a drug store or walmart that tests for everything for about $30 bucks. Just pop it on him one day...I would advise Dad do this since you will want to watch him pee. Just have Dad go in with the little cup, tell him he is going to pee in the cup or he isnt leaving the bathroom if it takes all day. His world will simply stop. No food, no tv, no computer, no cell, no nothing until he pees in the cup. Park a chair right in the bathroom door. If he complains, so be it. Tell him if he has nothing to hide, it wont be a problem. Now where you go from there is really up to you. You could try local drug programs for teens if only pot shows up...especially if the amount is low. Some places have good places that teens can get together with other teens that want to stay clean but have fun with other kids who dont use drugs. Kind of get them away from bad peer pressure. That can be good for kids who only use pot because its the cool thing to do. If its more serious, I would contact mental health because they normally have a substance abuse department attached. You would want to ask about a good outpatient program at first I would think unless he is really into some serious drugs. If he is into much more than pot, then I would consider calling or contacting drugfree.org and talking to them. I believe that is the website for the national website for helping parents talk to their kids about drugs. [/QUOTE]
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