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This was message I posted on a MSN forum.
I am a grandfather and understand some what the crisis you are in, I
have a brother in law that took that same path and it has not been a
good path. The value of friends to these teens can not be
measured. He like your son lost his church ties and friendships and
the drug element filled the void. I also am a webmaster for a group
of regional boarding schools that get teens off drugs and back into
life. See www.teenatrisk.com or www.crosscreek4teens.com these
schools are pricy but they have the highest success ratios in the
nation. And a 99% parent satisfaction rating. Your son wither he is
experimenting or using-addicted is on very dangerous ground. The
potency of some of those drug change the thought patterns to the point
that a very least they need about one to two years isolation just
to get over the drugs physiological pull. My brother in law did not go to
treatment (It would have proved to be the cheapest option) because
he was over 18 and denied services, his father finally had to get a
restraining order to keep him from ever visiting the home. There is
nothing of financial value left in the home, (jewelry, silverware,
guns, bonds, paintings), he's stolen most of it, or it was sold for
his legal defenses and he skipped bail twice because he was high at
court time costing the folks a $47,000 mortgage on a paid for home.
Now in their mid70s , on a fixed retirement income, my folks in law
are still trying to help but he is living on the streets, stealing
what he can for his habits. Our outlook is not good knowing he will
die of one of the many health problems of addicts. There is more to
this story (his 2 kids from out of wedlock), it has cost the folks
over $100,000 over the past 10 years to try and help him. I hope your
story has a better outcome if you can afford the above mention
services I personally recommend them. Webmaster@aateens.com
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