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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 263718" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>As the mom of an ex-drug abuser, this isn't true although abusive relationships go hand-in-hand with drug abuse. These are not good kids. They may have been before drug use, but they change and are not nice to one another.</p><p>My daughter never showed me any signs of withdrawal at all. We had no idea the extent of her drug use. </p><p>Pot is a gateway drug--she has already admitted using it. Usually when kids admit pot and are acting off the wall, the pot is just to pacify the parents who grew up with pot and, while not liking it, don't normally feel it's too serious. It's to cover up more serious drug use. </p><p>Chances are that your daughter uses drugs, if she does (and I think she does) on the sneak, even when boyfriend isn't around, just not as much or maybe doesn't use as many hard drugs. </p><p>This is very serious. If you do what I did and think "it's just pot" you could be making a huge mistake. It's better to be safe then sorry and extreme behavioral changes in teens is normally drug abuse (not always, but her behavior is classic). I would make her drug test randomly, but even that doesn't always tell the story.</p><p>I found out my "pot smoking" daughter had done tons of amphetemines (these are very popular now--you get ADHD drugs, crush them in a pillcrusher and snort them either alone or with cocaine), coke, ecstacy, some OTC medications that kids use to get high, heroin twice (yup, HEROIN) and all this time we really didn't know how deep she was involved in drugs. And she didn't run away or act as wild as your daughter.</p><p>I'd get her in an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) far away from boyfriend. I think that's good advice. That doesn't mean she will necessarily stop or change, but it's the best you can do for right now. </p><p>As my daughter says about drug users, "Never trust a drug addict. They lie." She could stare me in the eys and bawl about how we were accusing her of falsely using this and that--turned out we were 100&#37; right.</p><p>Good luck. I just didn't want you to think, "Maybe I should back down on thinking drugs" because unless you explore this, she could actually overdose and die---my daughter tells me she almost did--and I didn't know THAT either because she never went to a hospital. She was with "friends."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 263718, member: 1550"] As the mom of an ex-drug abuser, this isn't true although abusive relationships go hand-in-hand with drug abuse. These are not good kids. They may have been before drug use, but they change and are not nice to one another. My daughter never showed me any signs of withdrawal at all. We had no idea the extent of her drug use. Pot is a gateway drug--she has already admitted using it. Usually when kids admit pot and are acting off the wall, the pot is just to pacify the parents who grew up with pot and, while not liking it, don't normally feel it's too serious. It's to cover up more serious drug use. Chances are that your daughter uses drugs, if she does (and I think she does) on the sneak, even when boyfriend isn't around, just not as much or maybe doesn't use as many hard drugs. This is very serious. If you do what I did and think "it's just pot" you could be making a huge mistake. It's better to be safe then sorry and extreme behavioral changes in teens is normally drug abuse (not always, but her behavior is classic). I would make her drug test randomly, but even that doesn't always tell the story. I found out my "pot smoking" daughter had done tons of amphetemines (these are very popular now--you get ADHD drugs, crush them in a pillcrusher and snort them either alone or with cocaine), coke, ecstacy, some OTC medications that kids use to get high, heroin twice (yup, HEROIN) and all this time we really didn't know how deep she was involved in drugs. And she didn't run away or act as wild as your daughter. I'd get her in an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) far away from boyfriend. I think that's good advice. That doesn't mean she will necessarily stop or change, but it's the best you can do for right now. As my daughter says about drug users, "Never trust a drug addict. They lie." She could stare me in the eys and bawl about how we were accusing her of falsely using this and that--turned out we were 100% right. Good luck. I just didn't want you to think, "Maybe I should back down on thinking drugs" because unless you explore this, she could actually overdose and die---my daughter tells me she almost did--and I didn't know THAT either because she never went to a hospital. She was with "friends." [/QUOTE]
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