drugs and alcohol abuse in teenagers

Hi. I am new to this site and was hoping that I could get some insight from many of you who seem to be going through similar problems with their child(ren). My daughter is 6 years old, and up until recently, I did not accept the fact that something just isn't normal about her. She has a lot of...

:2hot:Hi there,ok firstly iam writing this on behalf of my mother right now, as she is walking around the house in a state of emotional distress. We are all a our wits ends and justneed help. My brother, is and has been tearing this family apart for over 2-3 years now. My mother, here on...

I got to start by saying that after reading some of the posts i already feel that i am not alone.i have three kids my first is my nightmare, at his age he is doing pot and now during summer getting drunk at least three nights per week, i got him a job working with his step dad cleaning cars he...

My daughter is 18. I am at the end of my rope and am looking for some advise. She moved out of the house while we - her Dad and I- were out of the country. Breaking her promise to look after her younger sister, the house, etc. My youngest daughter -14- was left alone to fend for herself for over...

My 18 year old difficult child is using pot regularly. (at least 5 days a week) He is BiPolar (BP) and refusing medications. He has a history of heavy drug use (pot,lsd,pcp,alcohol,whatever). He is currently only doing pot and has been off the "hard" stuff for over 2 years. He is doing some huffing, but just a parties...

I have changed the names in the following text for privacy reasons. I have a neighbor kid who is now my roommate, and he is in need of some serious help. As a 24 year old recent graduate, I don't have the experiences or resources to help him. I have exhausted practically every Google search, and...

Hello. I'm new here. I landed at this forum after doing a google search that went something like this: “How can I survive raising a defiant, explosive, drug abusing, out-of-control teenage boy?” Thankfully, the Google search hit someone’s forum post and here I am. I have spent the last...

Yep, that's right. Diagnosed with alphabet soup, Years of counseling, Years of programs, Years of waiting lists, Counselor after counselor, doctor after doctor, psychiatric hospital after psychiatric hospital... And the MST worker "found" the problem. I do not know how to love. Apparently, I could have cured everything years...

Just discovered you guys here today, and am grateful to have a place to talk with folks that are in similar situations. Our difficult child son is 16, going on 17, and has been under treatment for ADHD, ODD, bi-polar since age 4. We lived in rural areas for the first 7 yrs. after the initial diagnosis, so most of...

Good day, or not. I haven't been here for awhile other than reading. Not posting. I thought we were making some progress in our lives. J.. difficult child #1 whom we adopted back in September seemed to be making some strides with a few humps in the road. I hate to say it, but I was finally at my last...

I don't even know where to start. difficult child is 15, and my biological daughter. I left my verbally abusive husband in 1995, and they've only seen each other once since. He's just not capable of being a father, and doesn't try. difficult child was diagnosis with ADHD @age 7, depression @age 12, and ODD & not otherwise specified mood disorder...

Welcome Minnesotama. I'm copying your post into a new thread to make sure everyone sees it. Hi, I am new here. I have a son age 14 who has regular meltdowns too. He has been diagnosed with ADHD, inattentive type and with learning disabilities. He used to be such a really dear sweet boy, but he...

Hi. I am new here. My name is Christy, and I have a 3 year old and a 7 month old. My 3 year old has me exasperated. Most days I just want to break down and cry, or find a way to give her back to the hospital. She hasn't been diagnosed with anything yet, but I believe she has ADHD. She is...

Pretty interesting article, not what I thought it would be. A few quotes: "The Unburdened Mind" http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=936#more-936

Click on http://www.additudemag.com/authorID/12.html to access: Larry Silver, M.D. Larry Silver, M.D., is the author of Dr. Larry Silver's Advice to Parents on AD/HD and The Misunderstood Child: Understanding and Coping with Your Child's Learning Disabilities. He is also a clinical professor...

I'm curious about how many of us, here on the boards, have started on anti-depressents after dealing with our difficult children? I was told that I have PTSD/depression. This was recently. I started taking Lexapro about a month ago. I was so depressed that I was just crying all the time. After about a...