signs of drug abuse

Even more hopeless. This morning discovered that he messaged his new 'mate from work' to ask for drugs. This, after a terrible night, where I was on the nebuliser for about four hours without relief. Desperate to ring the ambulance, but worried about how he would get to work. So, I just put...

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...

Hi, My name is Kat. I have 2 kids but my son is my problem child. He constantly lies, steals, ignores rules and blames everything on everyone else, including me. Today he had a police officer come and talk to him at school because he swiped some little girl's Nintendo DS. He also got suspended...

I found this site searching for information on risperdal. My son takes that and has gained weight he can't stop eating and he can't sleep. I want to take him off of it but I am not sure of the risks and benefits. He also takes concerta and zoloft. I honestly want to take him off everything and...

19 year old son has taken our credit card several times, good kid only child we haven't disciplined and spoiled him. Isn't really looking for a job has nice truck which we provided. I don't want to throw him out but he needs some serious discipline. Wife bought him a guinea pig yesterday and I...

The more I read, the more sure I am about the possibility of difficult child having FASD (fetal alcohol spectrum disorder) or ARND. I do know that biomom used massive amounts of alcohol and also crack cocaine until she could no longer hide the pregnancy... about the 4th or 5th month. But, my son, said she...

I cannot start from the beginning with all that she has done, because there is just too much and none of us have that kind of time! But the latest fiasco that difficult child had gotten into was being kicked out of school for sending out texts to people asking if they wanted to purchase adderall. One of the...

Duckie is a pretty insightful person. She brought up the subject of my mother today. She has noticed that we don't talk to her or see her anymore. She also overheard my brother and I talking. She wanted to know why and, specifically, if it's because mom is mentally ill. :( I assured her that...

: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...

I remember reading a post awhile ago where someone asked if pens being taken apart had to do with drug use. I've found pens being taken apart in difficult child's room. I haven't found any drugs so far but we've had some money taken. He denies that he was the one who took the money but he's the only one...

Hello, I found my way here after searching for help for my 15 yr old son and am in need of both support and help. My husband and I noticed behavior problems with our son starting in about 3rd grade, namely being disrespectful to those with authority. As the years passed, if he liked a...

I've heard this for years, from many sources, and phrased in different ways ... that basically, no matter what you do, your child will tend to take more after the same-sex parent! Or ... will be more influenced by the same-sex parent. Dr. Phil is very big on telling people this, but I've heard...