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He can't come home for Christmas...
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<blockquote data-quote="Ephchap" data-source="post: 7716" data-attributes="member: 27"><p>CA Mom,</p><p></p><p>Oh yes, don't think for a minute that they can't get pot, or other drugs, anywhere they want.</p><p></p><p>Our difficult child got into a lot of pot his freshman year of high school. I totally drew the line in the sand. No drugs. The pot smoking was making it difficult for him to wake up in the morning and go to school. We ended up signing him in against his will, to a locked, residential 5 month program the second half of his freshman year. Did he have an addiction problem then? Well, it depends on your definition, I guess. Pot was the only drug he was using, but yes, it was an addiction.</p><p></p><p>We decided to enroll him in a brand new school the following year and had him begin as a freshman all over again. We thought it would be a brand new start. It was an all boys private school in a pretty well to do area.</p><p></p><p>Before the end of his second year there, he ended up falling into the drugs again.</p><p></p><p>He told us, after the arrests and the Residential Treatment Center (RTC), that the drugs were even easier to get in the so-called college prep, all boys private school. He said the drugs were more prevalent, and better drugs and harder drugs.</p><p></p><p>So yes, drugs can be found anywhere these days, unfortunately. They know no bounds - inner city, poor areas, rich areas, public schools, private schools, it doesn't matter. </p><p></p><p>That's why working the program is so important. He needs to realize where his life was heading with the drug use - and yes, using pot to the extent he was using is drug use, and learn to say no. He needs to find other things to occupy his time so that he won't have time to be around the drugs and those using the drugs.</p><p></p><p>A woman I work with was a drug user in her 20s. She's now a triathelete in her 40s. She's the first one to say that she still gets a rush, but its an adreneline rush. She has substituted exercise and working out for drugs. That's just one example, but many do have to find other things to occupy their time.</p><p></p><p>Here's hoping that with the New Year, your son can continue to work the program and he'll be home as a happier, healthier drug-free teen.</p><p></p><p>Hugs,</p><p>Deb</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ephchap, post: 7716, member: 27"] CA Mom, Oh yes, don't think for a minute that they can't get pot, or other drugs, anywhere they want. Our difficult child got into a lot of pot his freshman year of high school. I totally drew the line in the sand. No drugs. The pot smoking was making it difficult for him to wake up in the morning and go to school. We ended up signing him in against his will, to a locked, residential 5 month program the second half of his freshman year. Did he have an addiction problem then? Well, it depends on your definition, I guess. Pot was the only drug he was using, but yes, it was an addiction. We decided to enroll him in a brand new school the following year and had him begin as a freshman all over again. We thought it would be a brand new start. It was an all boys private school in a pretty well to do area. Before the end of his second year there, he ended up falling into the drugs again. He told us, after the arrests and the Residential Treatment Center (RTC), that the drugs were even easier to get in the so-called college prep, all boys private school. He said the drugs were more prevalent, and better drugs and harder drugs. So yes, drugs can be found anywhere these days, unfortunately. They know no bounds - inner city, poor areas, rich areas, public schools, private schools, it doesn't matter. That's why working the program is so important. He needs to realize where his life was heading with the drug use - and yes, using pot to the extent he was using is drug use, and learn to say no. He needs to find other things to occupy his time so that he won't have time to be around the drugs and those using the drugs. A woman I work with was a drug user in her 20s. She's now a triathelete in her 40s. She's the first one to say that she still gets a rush, but its an adreneline rush. She has substituted exercise and working out for drugs. That's just one example, but many do have to find other things to occupy their time. Here's hoping that with the New Year, your son can continue to work the program and he'll be home as a happier, healthier drug-free teen. Hugs, Deb [/QUOTE]
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