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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 651744" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>The problem here is most of the adult children here do what they want and go when they want, where they want and in the case of drug abuse, we very rarely know the extent of the drug use. Maybe this would be valid for a younger child, and we can GUESS at the extent they are involved, but adults are adults. Most don't go anywhere until they are ready to stop, or think they are (it often takes many tries), but they don't ask us where to go. The only "Free" option for drug abuse is AA or Narc-Anon around here. Most adults, if they even humble themselves to go to therapy at all, go to private drug counselors. Many, if not most of those counselors are addicts in remission for a very long time. The adult kids respect those who have been there/done that more than just somebody who learned from a book.</p><p></p><p>At any rate, since there is no way for parents to know how involved with drugs our adult kids are, we can't say "This place may be more helpful for you than that place" and know if it's true. Now I have no first hand experience here. Remember, my daughter shunned all therapy and quit on her own. From what I've seen and heard, the best way for anybody to quit a substance is to really want to quit and to be motivated and willing to go through pain to get there. </p><p></p><p>After high school, at least around here, there is no "cool" kids who don't go to college or work and hang on the street doing drugs. They are considered the losers, even amongst themselves. Many end up in jail/prison. </p><p></p><p>JMO</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 651744, member: 1550"] The problem here is most of the adult children here do what they want and go when they want, where they want and in the case of drug abuse, we very rarely know the extent of the drug use. Maybe this would be valid for a younger child, and we can GUESS at the extent they are involved, but adults are adults. Most don't go anywhere until they are ready to stop, or think they are (it often takes many tries), but they don't ask us where to go. The only "Free" option for drug abuse is AA or Narc-Anon around here. Most adults, if they even humble themselves to go to therapy at all, go to private drug counselors. Many, if not most of those counselors are addicts in remission for a very long time. The adult kids respect those who have been there/done that more than just somebody who learned from a book. At any rate, since there is no way for parents to know how involved with drugs our adult kids are, we can't say "This place may be more helpful for you than that place" and know if it's true. Now I have no first hand experience here. Remember, my daughter shunned all therapy and quit on her own. From what I've seen and heard, the best way for anybody to quit a substance is to really want to quit and to be motivated and willing to go through pain to get there. After high school, at least around here, there is no "cool" kids who don't go to college or work and hang on the street doing drugs. They are considered the losers, even amongst themselves. Many end up in jail/prison. JMO [/QUOTE]
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