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I agree with MG in every particular. I would like to add only one thing from the point of view of a parent. If I am in any way an exemplar of parental attitudes toward mentally ill children who use drugs to excess, there is a great deal of fear involved that one's child will never recover...

Hi. I don't have any comment on a medication wash but do want to respond to the above. I worked in psychiatry in prisons for many years, including with the most disturbed inmates. Even "clean" of illegal substances, the effects of long-time and serious drug use are still present. I stopped this...

These decisions are his entirely. My son is 35. He has been homeless for many years. I have done everything I can think of to provide housing, and to urge him to avail himself of drug treatment, mental health and medical care, job training, and job placement. And anything else I can think of...

I want to tell you (again) how grateful I am you're here, MG. You give me hope. I admire you greatly.

How I know. Me too. I wish you did not think or feel this. I do remember you. I am so sorry life has gotten this difficult. It does for so many of us. Please don't think this has anything to do with your worth. Life is just so hard for so many of us. We have to try hard to be kind to...

I want to add this. I understand with all my heart what newstart is saying here. She is describing the impossible agony that we suffer, when we choose for ourselves over our child. And she is supporting you to look as deeply as you can, with God, about what you can do, how far you can go...

I went through a form of this for years. I did not consent that my son sleep in the yard, he did it anyway. He was a squatter. He peed and pooped in the yard. He smoked marijuana. It was horrible. He would sit on the porch and smoke cigarettes. It was a complete nightmare. It went on and on and...

I am so sorry.

If you've used your real name as your member name I suggest you change it to something anonymous.

Several years ago I read in the newspapers about loving and devoted parents who surrender their parental rights so that their children can get the medical and mental health treatment that the children require but cannot get. The article was sympathetic and understanding. When children are in...

To me, institutionalization differs from what i am describing about jail and prison reception centers. Jail becomes a "time out." They know they will soon be out. And they can lay back, until that happens. Long-term prison is different. Institutionalized inmates feel security in prison...

What a coincidence. Last night I dreamt (so seldom do I remember my dreams) that I ended up back working in prison. I couldn't find my way out of the prison in my dreams, no matter how much I tried. I was desperate to leave, and couldn't. But the thing I remembered reading your text, is that I...

I worked in prison mental health for 30 years. Many guys, particularly, just love jails and prison reception centers. Maybe "love" is putting it too strongly, but not much. They have absolutely no responsibilities or demands on their time. They get healthy. They work out. They get the necessary...

If the public defender says he can be bonded if he goes to a treatment center, I would do what I could (to a point) to help this happen. But I would recognize and try to remember that it is your son's decision. I would not pay anything. I would not incentivize him in any way.. At the onset, I...

Fine. This may be so. Or maybe not. Only your son's efforts and commitment will determine the outcome. NOT HIS WORDS. NOT YOUR ACTIONS. Words are cheap. They are blah blah blah blah. I would say, let your son take responsibility to determine what he needs. BY HIS CONDUCT. BY HIS ACTIONS.

I think it was. As I understand, your son asked about either a sober living house or a drug treatment program. You asked his question to the public defender exactly as your son presented it to you. Your son got the answer he wanted. The public defender said yes, if he went into a drug...

Thank you for this resource.

He has deserted himself. You are only responding to the reality of the situation. Does two drowning people make sense? Then, there's really no hope, if you go down with him. You'd be pulling each other down.

I worked for 30 years in prison psychiatry here in the States. There is help here. Mostly medication but also regular counseling. They can't force medication on inmates unless they meet specific criteria. But there is help. I know that to be true. My son has paranoid delusions. While not as...

Hi Fallingin. What was your user name here before? Look. There are two ways to look at your situation. Both involve at their heart kindness and compassion for yourself. i think chemo is one of the hardest things in life to go through. Paying for an Airbnb so that you don't have one more stress...