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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 678824" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>RN, my daughter used speed/meth and I thought it was just pot. Amazingly, she went to and finished Cosmetology School at the top of her class. But her friends told the school counselor she was doing cocaine (another one) and they worried about her so I was called. After freaking out privately, I spoke to her and believed her clear eyes when she told me they were just girls who hated her and wanted to get her in trouble. But now that she has quit she has told me it was true.</p><p></p><p>We never know for sure what our adult kids are using. I was one shocked mother when my daughter finally quit and felt the need to purge herself and tell me everything.</p><p></p><p>I would have pushed rehab had I known. Luckily she was a rare person who quit without rehab and it has been now close to eleven or twelve years. So your son CAN quit. It can happen.</p><p></p><p>Right now I wish I had magic words for you or a magic solution. All of our adult kids are so different. One thing I do believe is that making it easy for them while they use is a bad idea. Making it unpleasant and not rescuing them in my opinion is the only way. I could be wrong, but this is how I feel. Anxiety, depression or not, no excuse. Those are th e two most common mental illnesses and most people who have them function. Both are very treatable. It is up to your son to get the psychiatric help he needs and duo diagnosis may work best since he is also a drug user. Vicodan is serious and if he likes it, his story about the mother with pain pills may have STARTED him on it, but he would then buy it on the street. Not sure, of course, but that probably has not stopped. That is w hat our drug using kids do.</p><p></p><p>I wish there was a magical answer. Hugs for your hurting heart. Let go and let him learn how to do this thing called life. It is his path to walk and you can't walk it with him anymore. He is too old.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 678824, member: 1550"] RN, my daughter used speed/meth and I thought it was just pot. Amazingly, she went to and finished Cosmetology School at the top of her class. But her friends told the school counselor she was doing cocaine (another one) and they worried about her so I was called. After freaking out privately, I spoke to her and believed her clear eyes when she told me they were just girls who hated her and wanted to get her in trouble. But now that she has quit she has told me it was true. We never know for sure what our adult kids are using. I was one shocked mother when my daughter finally quit and felt the need to purge herself and tell me everything. I would have pushed rehab had I known. Luckily she was a rare person who quit without rehab and it has been now close to eleven or twelve years. So your son CAN quit. It can happen. Right now I wish I had magic words for you or a magic solution. All of our adult kids are so different. One thing I do believe is that making it easy for them while they use is a bad idea. Making it unpleasant and not rescuing them in my opinion is the only way. I could be wrong, but this is how I feel. Anxiety, depression or not, no excuse. Those are th e two most common mental illnesses and most people who have them function. Both are very treatable. It is up to your son to get the psychiatric help he needs and duo diagnosis may work best since he is also a drug user. Vicodan is serious and if he likes it, his story about the mother with pain pills may have STARTED him on it, but he would then buy it on the street. Not sure, of course, but that probably has not stopped. That is w hat our drug using kids do. I wish there was a magical answer. Hugs for your hurting heart. Let go and let him learn how to do this thing called life. It is his path to walk and you can't walk it with him anymore. He is too old. [/QUOTE]
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