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    Dear jredshaw,

    I feel your pain. First of all, he obviously isn’t serious about resisting drugs. Why was he kicked out? I however, do not believe in kicking your son out to the street. That is never a good thing especially at 18. At least at home you can still keep an eye on him, but there should be strict rules, chores, etc with not much idle time- maybe a written contract in order to stay in your house. Hopefully he will abide by them. Also, hide your money, check books and valuable things that can be taken and sold. Don’t even leave your computer etc around when he is home alone. Watch him like a hawk and make sure he goes to meetings, keeps a log and gets a job and volunteers within a reasonable period of time. This isn’t always easy. He probably needs a outpatient program if he’s living with you since he isn’t ready or sure to stay clean. The question always is, why is he using to begin with? If he uses again, which I hate to say is probably likely, put him into a longer term treatment. Staying at home he may be too close to his surroundings on where to get drugs and bad people to hang around with. Also sober houses aren’t that good and don’t provide real treatment or therapy. He also needs to see a therapist regularly. Good luck.

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