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Originally Posted by rammstein
Good god- where do I begin? Anybody seen this show?
So this kid has a drug habit- a really bad one. We're not talking about sneaking a doobie. We're talking about melting down oxycontin and shooting it up. We're talking about going to friends' houses, who have little kids running around, and shooting up.
This kid's Mom knows he does this. Moans about not knowing what to do. She gives the kid money which she knows is for him to go score drugs. Stands there while he talks all kinds of smack to her and tries to placate him.
I've never been a parent, so I might be out of line on this one, but didn't she kind of screw this up WAAAAAAY back? In other words, you discover your kid is shooting up drugs, what do you do?
Swift, severe action clearly did not take place. I am trying to think what I would do if I had a son, and I found track marks on his arms or needles in his room. I think I would call the cops, show them the drugs in his possession and have them take him to jail. I'd let him stay there for as long as they would keep him. Then he'd have to go to rehab until the rehab people believed he had it together. I'd also have to agree with them. Then, if all of that turned out ok, then he'd be on to military school. If he failed at any point during this process, or was kicked out of any 'program' or anything else, the line is cut. Done. I'm sure it would be hard, but I'd have to say this and mean it, and he would have to know I meant it for it to work, becuase clearly any wavering whatsoever results in the drug winning. If he screwed up again, he'd be out. It doesn't strike me as 'tough love', just love.
Am I unrealistic about this? (I am serious, because I don't have kids and maybe its different once you have them)
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Saw that as well, could not watch, too depressing.
Problem is once the habit gets to the point of being noticeable the addiction has already taken control.
As with any addiction you can not "beat it into submission". The addict has to have some interest in "getting well".
Simply denying them the substance will work but very rarely will it last beyond their ability to acquire the substance.