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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 674133" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>TL hardly a month goes by that someone associated with my daughter during her past drug life doesn't die from overdose. Shortly after she left rehab one of the girls she got really close to was found dead in her car with a needle in her arm behind a gas station on a dark road off the highway. That hit us all because we got really close with her family and she was just 19, like our daughter. Last month a young man that she was in rehab with was shot and killed by police after robbing a pizza store. I could go on and on, they were all kids just like yours and mine. I too use to say we had to just keep her alive until she could do it herself. And yet I know that I could not keep her safe unless I kept her locked up in a room.</p><p></p><p>You have done everything within your power to help your son and keep him safe and alive. You must believe that with every fiber of your body. So while I understand the thought I also know that none of us has that power over someone else.</p><p></p><p>I am wondering if part of your son's going downhill after a while in structured environments has to do with his cravings for drugs/alcohol. Growing up with an alcoholic father I watched him when he was unable to drink, either form being in the hospital to trying to withdraw. He was fine for a while, very friendly and agreeable. But then we always knew when the cravings were getting to him. His mood changed, he was no longer agreeable, he was antsy and demanding. I'm wondering if it's the structure or the inability to get his drug of choice that really brings him down. Just a thought I had.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 674133, member: 59"] TL hardly a month goes by that someone associated with my daughter during her past drug life doesn't die from overdose. Shortly after she left rehab one of the girls she got really close to was found dead in her car with a needle in her arm behind a gas station on a dark road off the highway. That hit us all because we got really close with her family and she was just 19, like our daughter. Last month a young man that she was in rehab with was shot and killed by police after robbing a pizza store. I could go on and on, they were all kids just like yours and mine. I too use to say we had to just keep her alive until she could do it herself. And yet I know that I could not keep her safe unless I kept her locked up in a room. You have done everything within your power to help your son and keep him safe and alive. You must believe that with every fiber of your body. So while I understand the thought I also know that none of us has that power over someone else. I am wondering if part of your son's going downhill after a while in structured environments has to do with his cravings for drugs/alcohol. Growing up with an alcoholic father I watched him when he was unable to drink, either form being in the hospital to trying to withdraw. He was fine for a while, very friendly and agreeable. But then we always knew when the cravings were getting to him. His mood changed, he was no longer agreeable, he was antsy and demanding. I'm wondering if it's the structure or the inability to get his drug of choice that really brings him down. Just a thought I had. [/QUOTE]
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