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New to this forum...19 year old son, 3 months drug free...ready to relapse.
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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 432609" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Welcome. Glad you found us. Sorry you had to seek us out. Sadly I have no "answers" to share with you. Our teen was diagnosed as an alcoholic at the age of 13. He did drugs as well. It has been a long ten years. Like you we started off with outpatient treatment added two private pay programs and then at 16 he attended a Department of Juvenile Justice program for substance abusers. I could share the whole decade of stories that includes a three story fall resulting in brain surgery and lifelong syptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) etc....but the only way it would be of help to you is to know that you are not alone.</p><p> </p><p>On the Board we use the term difficult child (Gift From God) to describe our troubled children. Unlike many of the using difficult child's we never had flagrant disrespect at home, physical violence, vulgarity etc. so I have remained hopeful and call him easy child/difficult child. He loves us and expresses his affection. He, just like your son, is more likely to share the truth with us rather than lie. I think that is a hopeful sign. To me that shows that he wants to remain part of the family team.</p><p> </p><p>Will that prevent a reoccurence? Hope, I don't think so. But there is reason to hope that the future can improve. In our case we are (to the best of my knowledge) past drug use. We are not past the alcoholism but it is far more under control now than it was ten, five or even one year ago. It's a long painful road. Around here we often say "hope for the best but stay prepared for the worst". Not an ideal way to live, lol, but a valid reminder that "cure" is rarely seen in addiction. Slips happen. Sometimes terrible consequences follow but sometimes the addict jumps back on the wagon. I hope that is the case for your son. Hugs. DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 432609, member: 35"] Welcome. Glad you found us. Sorry you had to seek us out. Sadly I have no "answers" to share with you. Our teen was diagnosed as an alcoholic at the age of 13. He did drugs as well. It has been a long ten years. Like you we started off with outpatient treatment added two private pay programs and then at 16 he attended a Department of Juvenile Justice program for substance abusers. I could share the whole decade of stories that includes a three story fall resulting in brain surgery and lifelong syptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) etc....but the only way it would be of help to you is to know that you are not alone. On the Board we use the term difficult child (Gift From God) to describe our troubled children. Unlike many of the using difficult child's we never had flagrant disrespect at home, physical violence, vulgarity etc. so I have remained hopeful and call him easy child/difficult child. He loves us and expresses his affection. He, just like your son, is more likely to share the truth with us rather than lie. I think that is a hopeful sign. To me that shows that he wants to remain part of the family team. Will that prevent a reoccurence? Hope, I don't think so. But there is reason to hope that the future can improve. In our case we are (to the best of my knowledge) past drug use. We are not past the alcoholism but it is far more under control now than it was ten, five or even one year ago. It's a long painful road. Around here we often say "hope for the best but stay prepared for the worst". Not an ideal way to live, lol, but a valid reminder that "cure" is rarely seen in addiction. Slips happen. Sometimes terrible consequences follow but sometimes the addict jumps back on the wagon. I hope that is the case for your son. Hugs. DDD [/QUOTE]
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