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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 422946" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>If this is the first that you noticed significant change in their behavior, it's almost certainly related to drug use. Believe me that if you know they are doing pot and pills and alcohol they are most probably doing other things. When my difficult child was in a substance abuse treatment center last summer almost every person admitted to their families on family day to a lot more than what the family believed they were doing.</p><p></p><p>Have you spoken to their counselor about your concerns with the drug use? The counselor should be able to give you advice on how to get them evaluated and hopefully get their cooperation, although they will probably lie to the evaluator about their use. Also the son that has gotten into legal trouble, does he have a probation officer that you could talk to? He can make it a condition of probation that your son get help. There is a good possibility that your sons will get into deeper legal trouble with their drug use and then they may be ordered into treatment. </p><p></p><p>I don't want to sound pessimistic but I am in the middle of this drug/alcohol use stuff right now and my difficult child is currently livingin a sober house after relapsing from treatment. While she was on the street she began stealing, got fired from her job, smoked pot and drank every day until blackout, began dancing in a strip club, and went downhil very fast. Get whatever help you can for your sons now. They are still minors but they will be adults very soon and it is much harder when you have no say so. Do not be afraid of ruining your relationship with them. It's your job to protect them from themselves, to get in between them and drugs any way you can.</p><p></p><p>Start looking into drug treatment programs and other services in your area. Every bit of information you collect is helpful in making a plan. Do research, many treatment program and not appropriate or helpful. If I had it to do over I would have sent mine to an all female treatment facility. Being in a co-ed facility was just a 60 day party for her. </p><p></p><p>I'm glad you found us, the parents on this forum have helped me more than anyone else . We have all lived this terrible roller coaster of drug addiction and survived. You will too. </p><p></p><p>Hugs,</p><p>Nancy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 422946, member: 59"] If this is the first that you noticed significant change in their behavior, it's almost certainly related to drug use. Believe me that if you know they are doing pot and pills and alcohol they are most probably doing other things. When my difficult child was in a substance abuse treatment center last summer almost every person admitted to their families on family day to a lot more than what the family believed they were doing. Have you spoken to their counselor about your concerns with the drug use? The counselor should be able to give you advice on how to get them evaluated and hopefully get their cooperation, although they will probably lie to the evaluator about their use. Also the son that has gotten into legal trouble, does he have a probation officer that you could talk to? He can make it a condition of probation that your son get help. There is a good possibility that your sons will get into deeper legal trouble with their drug use and then they may be ordered into treatment. I don't want to sound pessimistic but I am in the middle of this drug/alcohol use stuff right now and my difficult child is currently livingin a sober house after relapsing from treatment. While she was on the street she began stealing, got fired from her job, smoked pot and drank every day until blackout, began dancing in a strip club, and went downhil very fast. Get whatever help you can for your sons now. They are still minors but they will be adults very soon and it is much harder when you have no say so. Do not be afraid of ruining your relationship with them. It's your job to protect them from themselves, to get in between them and drugs any way you can. Start looking into drug treatment programs and other services in your area. Every bit of information you collect is helpful in making a plan. Do research, many treatment program and not appropriate or helpful. If I had it to do over I would have sent mine to an all female treatment facility. Being in a co-ed facility was just a 60 day party for her. I'm glad you found us, the parents on this forum have helped me more than anyone else . We have all lived this terrible roller coaster of drug addiction and survived. You will too. Hugs, Nancy [/QUOTE]
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