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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 235378" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi there. Had a daughter who was a drug abuser, unfortunately. I recommend getting a complete drug test (although some don't show up). Most kids say "It's just pot" but it's usually drinking and heavy drug use too. If I had known then what I know now, I would have put my daughter in a rehab early on and maybe she would have quit sooner. But a child of 16 will only quit if motivated to quit. There is so much peer pressure, however there are also the majority who don't drug abuse--some kids just seem to gravitate that way and my daughter was one. But it's NOT TRUE that "all kids are doing it." Most kids actually don't use drugs and drink to excess. The kids who say "everyone is doing it" are the ones who are doing it and want to justify their behavior. Unfortunately, there is nowhere to move where there is NO element of drug abuse and alcohol. Your child is making a choice to hang with the "bad element" as I call it. Just as my daughter did. She found all the drama, all the parties etc. My other two older kids never seemed to see those things or get into fights or have problems. Honestly, if they want to, they can look for it and find it anywhere.</p><p>Actually, prescription drugs for a kid who uses recreational drugs don't work. I would be leery for Zoloft. My daughter got kind of strange on SSRIs (of course she was doing other drugs). (((Hugs))) because I know SO MUCH what you are going through. Strongly recommend going to Narc-Anon or Al-Anon even without hub so you have support. They're GREAT. For the kids, though, I don't know about NA. My daughter told me NA was the biggest drug market she'd ever been to!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 235378, member: 1550"] Hi there. Had a daughter who was a drug abuser, unfortunately. I recommend getting a complete drug test (although some don't show up). Most kids say "It's just pot" but it's usually drinking and heavy drug use too. If I had known then what I know now, I would have put my daughter in a rehab early on and maybe she would have quit sooner. But a child of 16 will only quit if motivated to quit. There is so much peer pressure, however there are also the majority who don't drug abuse--some kids just seem to gravitate that way and my daughter was one. But it's NOT TRUE that "all kids are doing it." Most kids actually don't use drugs and drink to excess. The kids who say "everyone is doing it" are the ones who are doing it and want to justify their behavior. Unfortunately, there is nowhere to move where there is NO element of drug abuse and alcohol. Your child is making a choice to hang with the "bad element" as I call it. Just as my daughter did. She found all the drama, all the parties etc. My other two older kids never seemed to see those things or get into fights or have problems. Honestly, if they want to, they can look for it and find it anywhere. Actually, prescription drugs for a kid who uses recreational drugs don't work. I would be leery for Zoloft. My daughter got kind of strange on SSRIs (of course she was doing other drugs). (((Hugs))) because I know SO MUCH what you are going through. Strongly recommend going to Narc-Anon or Al-Anon even without hub so you have support. They're GREAT. For the kids, though, I don't know about NA. My daughter told me NA was the biggest drug market she'd ever been to! [/QUOTE]
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