And can cause death! My son's drug of choice is benzos! And throw in some weed and some alcohol for good measure!!
He can't get 
ed up enough I guess!!
I honestly think by thinking our Difficult Child (ren) are mentally ill it keeps us in the "save them" mode. They are not themselves when they are using drugs period.
The intake supervisor at the place my son is going in a few weeks (by the grace of God it all goes smoothly) said that MOST of these guys have depression and anxiety. Who wouldn't with their lifestyles???? From what he's seen (and he's seen a lot) most do not have mental illness; it's the drugs, guilt, etc. etc.
I am thinking more and more that this is the case in most of our Difficult Child (ren). I think it's the rule rather than the exception.
