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<blockquote data-quote="SuZir" data-source="post: 567555" data-attributes="member: 14557"><p>To me idea of a kid pretending to be an addict doesn't really sound that weird. In my country it has always been common for kids to lie that they have drank more (and more often) than they have. It is also common that kids pretend to be drunk while in reality they have drank quite little. There is even special word in our youth lingo to describe the state there a kid pretends to be drunk from drinking energy drinks (not even alcohol.) Same happens with sex by the way. Kids try to sound more experienced and more bad a** than they are. I can easily see how it could get out of hand and out of socially acceptable limits for this kind of bluffing for a kid who craves attention and who may have difficulties with finer lines of social appropriateness. My difficult child has teetered that line often. In the end he did develop an addiction (and that he was quite good keeping secret) but before that (and probably after that too9 he made up stories of this type and some of them went over the line his peers would think were appropriate bluffing. But again, social skills issues are big problem for him.</p><p></p><p>What i have gathered it seems that in the USA there is a huge rehab and recovery scene and when the addiction or substance abuse problems come up there are very clear cut procedures. Send a kid to rehab, sober house after that, twelve step groups even several times a week, new sober friends etc. And advertising for all that (I have to say that some ads and tv programs from the topic do make rehabs look rather inviting and nice places to be.) So I can see how for some kids with trouble to fit in and with feelings of being stuck could see that lifestyle rather alluring option compared to their reality at home and school.</p><p></p><p>I of course can not know if your daughter faked at least part of his substance abuse problem, but I'm quite sure there are many kids who have done that. It is just too enticing option for certain type of kids to some not to try it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SuZir, post: 567555, member: 14557"] To me idea of a kid pretending to be an addict doesn't really sound that weird. In my country it has always been common for kids to lie that they have drank more (and more often) than they have. It is also common that kids pretend to be drunk while in reality they have drank quite little. There is even special word in our youth lingo to describe the state there a kid pretends to be drunk from drinking energy drinks (not even alcohol.) Same happens with sex by the way. Kids try to sound more experienced and more bad a** than they are. I can easily see how it could get out of hand and out of socially acceptable limits for this kind of bluffing for a kid who craves attention and who may have difficulties with finer lines of social appropriateness. My difficult child has teetered that line often. In the end he did develop an addiction (and that he was quite good keeping secret) but before that (and probably after that too9 he made up stories of this type and some of them went over the line his peers would think were appropriate bluffing. But again, social skills issues are big problem for him. What i have gathered it seems that in the USA there is a huge rehab and recovery scene and when the addiction or substance abuse problems come up there are very clear cut procedures. Send a kid to rehab, sober house after that, twelve step groups even several times a week, new sober friends etc. And advertising for all that (I have to say that some ads and tv programs from the topic do make rehabs look rather inviting and nice places to be.) So I can see how for some kids with trouble to fit in and with feelings of being stuck could see that lifestyle rather alluring option compared to their reality at home and school. I of course can not know if your daughter faked at least part of his substance abuse problem, but I'm quite sure there are many kids who have done that. It is just too enticing option for certain type of kids to some not to try it. [/QUOTE]
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