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<blockquote data-quote="Ephchap" data-source="post: 10414" data-attributes="member: 27"><p>I know with my son, we moved him from the public high school to a 5 month stay in a locked Residential Treatment Center (RTC) because he was smoking marijuana and not attending school. When he came home, things went well for a while and we switched his school to an all boys private school in a nice area.</p><p></p><p>Within two years, he was back to marijuana and from there to crack cocaine. </p><p></p><p>I drew my line in the sand with drugs. As I mentioned, we had him placed (against his will first to a psychiatric hospital, and he was moved from there to the Residential Treatment Center (RTC)) when he was only 14. Then at age 17 when the drugging started again, we had him taken out in handcuffs by the police and after several tries, several ER and psychiatric stays, had him voluntarily placed in a locked dual-diagnostic Residential Treatment Center (RTC) for 10 months.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, before he agreed to that placement, he was arrested while drugging and has a felony on his adult record from that stint at age 17. </p><p></p><p>You have to decide what you will and won't put up with - what your line in the sand is. For us, it was drugging. Period. There was no negotiation. For some, they try to turn a blind eye to pot smoking, but won't tolerate selling the drugs.</p><p></p><p>Once you make a decision, you must follow through on what you threaten. If you tell him you will call the police or 911 if he "fill in the blank", you must not waiver.</p><p></p><p>I won't lie. It's not easy. Calling the police on your own child and watching them be taken out of your home in handcuffs and placed in the back of a squad car is not for the faint of heart.</p><p></p><p>I knew if we didn't take drastic action, however, my son wouldn't be alive.</p><p></p><p>Sending hugs,</p><p>Deb</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ephchap, post: 10414, member: 27"] I know with my son, we moved him from the public high school to a 5 month stay in a locked Residential Treatment Center (RTC) because he was smoking marijuana and not attending school. When he came home, things went well for a while and we switched his school to an all boys private school in a nice area. Within two years, he was back to marijuana and from there to crack cocaine. I drew my line in the sand with drugs. As I mentioned, we had him placed (against his will first to a psychiatric hospital, and he was moved from there to the Residential Treatment Center (RTC)) when he was only 14. Then at age 17 when the drugging started again, we had him taken out in handcuffs by the police and after several tries, several ER and psychiatric stays, had him voluntarily placed in a locked dual-diagnostic Residential Treatment Center (RTC) for 10 months. Unfortunately, before he agreed to that placement, he was arrested while drugging and has a felony on his adult record from that stint at age 17. You have to decide what you will and won't put up with - what your line in the sand is. For us, it was drugging. Period. There was no negotiation. For some, they try to turn a blind eye to pot smoking, but won't tolerate selling the drugs. Once you make a decision, you must follow through on what you threaten. If you tell him you will call the police or 911 if he "fill in the blank", you must not waiver. I won't lie. It's not easy. Calling the police on your own child and watching them be taken out of your home in handcuffs and placed in the back of a squad car is not for the faint of heart. I knew if we didn't take drastic action, however, my son wouldn't be alive. Sending hugs, Deb [/QUOTE]
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