signs of drug abuse

difficult child was discharged from psychiatric hospital on Mon. He had been depressed and was cutting his arm and had been sneaking off to hang out with an undesriarable boy about his age. Yesterady, he had the disrespectful attitude and was trying to be intimadating and manipulative. Today, he's been great, but I did...

I can't believe I finally found this site! Please help! I could type for hours, but here's the short story. Put my difficult child into therapy in 6th grade - diagnosed with ADD and anxiety and we went on medications til 10th, he vastly improved and seemed to be adjusting to life. I was married to my husband in 2005 -...

so, ms. thing is now cutting classes as well. got her progress report and also a cut sheet with mandatory pm. detention (by the way not the first cut) that she has today. So, she lied said she'd be in track (also not the first time), and is in detention right now. Her grades....hmmmm let's see...

Hi. I am so glad I found this forum! I want to apoligize in advance if this turns into a book. Ok. A little background... I have 3 kids; 21, 15, 13. (trying to remember the abbreviations here). Last week I would have said that my problem is with my 15yr. old, it seems now I have 2...

Hello everyone.. i have not been on here in a long time but i need some courage -advice from those who have been here. My difficult child is back home after a time with reletives in another state..didn't work out go figure...ugh he is now 17 is in my face everyday as he is doing "school" at home since he...

Hi everyone, I've been a lurker on this list for many years. Until about two months ago I always felt that I was "lucky" enough to have only moderate behavior issues with my son (15) rather than the severe ones I read about on this list. (Although I now realize that I may have been in...

I don't know if she is in a depression from the break up with boyfriend or is just sowing a free wild oats, but she is making me crazy. I caught her and two gfs this evening at the home of two guys from college (the guys were not there). Another guy, an evil friend of boyfriend, was there. He was smoking a...

As everyone knows, I had a daughter who abused meth and ADHD medications were a big part of it. She would put the drugs into a pillcrusher and they'd snort them alone or with other drugs. It was her main drug of choice before she quit. Fast forwards... I have a lovely thirteen year old daughter who is...

First and foremost, I love my son, but I'm at the breaking point with him. My 16-year-old son has gone from being kind, amiable, and a genuinely good young man to openly defiant, lazy, and demanding. Our biggest obstacle right now seems to be his 16-year-old girlfriend. She has him wrapped...

I never had a typical teen girl, as almost everyone here knows. My last daughter had taken her first toke (is that the word?) of pot at age 12, but she didn't have intercourse until she was 17 (as I share this, using these words, I am blushing like a beet):raspberry-tounge:. But, as I've said before, she...

well, its probably been 3 years since I posted anything here. Back then my difficult child was 12, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), ADHD, ODD. At this point, he's 15, obviously still the same diagnosis, a couple added on since then, hypomania being one of them. His problems have intensified so much that its hard to even know where...

Yesterday was a really bad day here in the nut house. My difficult child was cursing at me all day for one thing or another. She was in a funny mood, quick to snap at us however she was silly and laughed a lot too. I just could not read her at all. That usually means "watch out"!!! So after a day...

Not sure where to post this, Maybe should have been in the Special Education section. How much do you tell people about your child's pregnancy and first years at the school or school district? I have something I haven't told them. His doctors and therapist know about it, but I haven't told the...

I was wondering what your ideas and experiences have been on teaching difficult children about drugs. This is something I am very worried about for the future. As hard as difficult child is now, I can only imagine how much harder and how much worse off he will be should he become an addict. My cousin was a difficult child from...

I should have started to ask all of you for help one year ago. I kept on thinking it was typical teen rebellion. She had always been a good eater, then suddenly started to complain about every meal I made. She wants her protein on one plate and her veggies on another. The veggies must be raw and cannot...

I posted a while back about my 12 yr. old son's behavior. It seemed to have started "overnight". He was throwing tantrums, screaming, yelling, breaking things, etc. He just overall became an angry, not happy boy. It has carried on into school. At least once a week he is getting detention...

Hello, First off, I am new to this forum. My difficult child is a 15 year old Female. She is ODD and probably Bipolar, but not CD. We’ve tried counseling. We’ve instituted a Behavioral Contract, but she refuses to follow the rules. We can ground her, but she leaves the house anyways. We take away her...

I will try to keep this short but will start with a brief background. I was married for 20 years and we have 4 children. Oldest two are sons and youngest two are daughters. My oldest son was a challenge because of several disorders. The main ones being ADD and Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) (Sensory Integration...

difficult child took a pre-employment drug test today at a temporary employment agency and failed it. He claimed he was clean, so they told him to go to a clinic and retake the test at his own expense, which he did (well, actually it was at my expense, but that's beside the point). Anyway, he passed the...

I was reading at the kitchen table, alone, and kept hearing the unique xylophone tune of someone sending msgs on FB, when I realized that difficult child was upstairs, and his computer was on. I turned on the screen and found that he had a ton of games on there (no surpise) including PacMan :) and it took...