Found a great PSA March 2, 2009
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Write in from strong parents. February 4, 2009
Posted by admin in : Uncategorized , add a commentA Scared Mother writes:
Last Monday I felt as if my world was falling apart. Received a phone call from my husband indicating that I needed to get home right away so that we could rush up to our daughter’s middle school. She had been caught with an unidentified pill. She said that a student gave it to her on a Friday and she put it in her locker and was going to give it back as she had no use for it, showed a friend and the friend took it and gave it to an adult. My daughter then was suspended for three days, and was required to have a behavioral assessment.
The ladies in the office were great, they said, when your kids are small, they step on your toes when they are older, they step on your hearts. So true. She said, your daughter will be fine and that is because you are here.
Without going into too much detail, I took her for a drug test, it came out negative. Had to wait 72 hours for the results. Longest 72 hours ever!!! My husband and I didn’t know what to do either. So I basically took everything away from my daughter, except for the bare necessities. I even took away her throw pillows on her bed. I was so devistated, so I can relate to your parents move. My husband is a police officer so he acted to the extreme and threw her butt in the back seat of the police car and told her she was going to jail with all of the other drugees. Only until she begged and pleaded did he turn around and let her come home. Since then, we have taken away her extra curricular activities because we don’t know what else to do. She has a doctor appt. with a psych. doctor Thursday so we can get to the bottom or this. At least that is what we are hoping for.
We have rec’d many mixed opinions from parents from the sports team telling us that we are wrong for taking her out of the one positive thing in her life but that is the only thing she likes and it isn’t like we won’t allow her back in, she just has to earn our trust back and she can tryout again for next season. After we left the gym, I decided to give her back all of her clothes and pillows as I realized that I did act a bit overboard but this is a serious issue. However, she has broken my trust as of right now.
Kids at school say that she told them she was going to take it on her lunch break, she swears that is a lie. How stressful is this??? Who to believe??? Who not to believe??? All I know is that this is horrible. I never in my wildest dreams would have imagined that pill popping has become such a new trend in schools. I have never felt like punching my daughter so bad in my life. Of course I haven’t but I really, really feel like it.
If we don’t stay firm in our decission, I am afraid that God won’t bless us again and that maybe the next time might be too late. Maybe this was a wake up call? I am so scared and confused.
Thank you for your story.
Welcome to Teens Overdose January 26, 2009
Posted by teensoverdose in : Uncategorized , add a commentWelcome to teensoverdose.com. I’ll be covering a range of topics on this blog. Resources for parents with children suffering from addiction, as well as resources for teens with addiction. I will be writing about my experiences, posting news articles, and links to editorial content.
The topic is one very close to my heart. When I was 13 my older brother overdosed on crack for the first time. He was 16, and he had been running with a bad crowd. My parents had the knee jerk reaction of moving us to a better location. So we all picked up and moved to Orlando, Florida. The problems didn’t stop. My parents were doing their best, but they didn’t know where to turn. He overdoesed again roughly 6 months after we moved. This time the court ordered him into treatment, and forced him to go to NA meetings. At 19 he overdosed for the final time. For the longest time, I blamed my parents for all of it. They loved him as much as I did, and in the end I realize they did their best. A few years later I was burying my best friend. I have been surrounded by addiction, and the desire to help those who suffer. I believe it is a disease, and one that can be beat.
My goal is to help those with similar situations; a sibling, a son, a daughter find help. I need input from you though. Anyone with anything constructive to add. I want this to be one of the best resources on the net for helping the troubled teens in your life. Trust that I will always give you credit for your contributions. Let me know what you think.