My name is Tracey, I have a 21 year old daughter who is taking prescription pain pills I just don’t know what to do so I will try and tell you as much as I know. two months ago is when we learned that she had been snorting oxycontin so we thought we good help her on our own i looked on the internet on things to do to help with the withdraws did what we had to do she does not live at home so we did not give her anymore money I did by her cigarettes I took her to see a counselor at my school she just went a couple of times. I thought maybe she was doing better she was over at our house took money from her brother, so we new she was still using confronted her says she will stop well than yesterday I went to her apt her and her boyfriend had been fighting he had money come up missing and she is still doing drugs from what I have been able to get out of her she started doing pains pill and smoking pot at age 12 . Me and my husband did not raise her to be like this I know she is a good person we have raised are children is church we do not do drugs,smoke, or drink do not allow it in our home as a parent you think were did I go wrong ,,,,,, she was over to the house yesterday being confronted with everything that she has done I have told her she has to make a choice between her family and the drugs that I think she can not do this on her own, she needs treatment we live in southern Ohio very small town with limited resources, she says I don’t want to go anywhere I will not know anyone. I think part of her wants help the last I talked to her last night things were left up in the air I hung up on her told her she needs to make a decision on what she is going to do she does not have any insurance for treatment my husband is a construction worker. I go to school full time, plus I trying to help my sister out she was just diagnosed with cancer so I have been taking her to her treatments and trying to handle things as best I can but I feel like I’m almost at my breaking point. I think there is also more going on with her I think she is taking other pills to and maybe doing things to get the pills I don’t think she is using needles but I’m afraid if something is not done soon that will be the next thing she will try. Imy husbands family over the last two years there as been drug addition he has two sister’s & a brother who are now serving 5to8 years in prison due to drug trafficking and my daughter tells me that when she was 12 thats when it started was with them, so if you can help me and my family in anyway I would appreciate it. Tracey Smith
thanks for the advise I did email jeff VanVonderon from the show intervention he emailed me back waiting on him to call me back.
tracey
Daughter’s drug addiction ?
How to help my daughter’s 16 yr old boyfriend. His mother ran out on him.?
My daughter is 15 and her boyfriend is 16. He is polite and respectful to us, “yes, ma’am–yes, sir..” The only problem is the family he comes from. It has nothing to with money, as we have no money either. The family is dysfunctional. His mother left on a drug binge and hasn’t been home for a month. Now the 16 yr old is struggling with his older brother wondering how long they can stay in their home and keep the electric on since there is no income between the two. My daughter only gets to visit with him at our home, under our supervision and I am sure there in NO sexual relationship, as she is always supervised. He has been in foster care before, and it was horrible. He won’t go back. The last thing I want is for a good kid to become depressed and bitter. I am afraid he may be left asking, “Since being kind and respectful got me nothing, why continue to be good?” I want him to know that he deserves better and the only thing I can think to do is to open my home to him in the event that he gets evicted. But I am not thrilled about the idea of my daughter having a live in boyfriend. That will change the dynamic of a carefree, teenage relationship. And I am afraid that they would be tempted to try something sneaky. So, I risk altering my daughter’s future to save this boy in the present. What to do?
I’m going to my first alanon meeting tonight. What do I tell my husband?
What can I expect at the meeting? Right now I feel like I like I just can’t take anymore. It’s my husband, dad, and EX. They same junk. Lying all the time. Sometimes I wonder how I am surrounded by so many pathalogical liars. Everyone believes them …. and likes them. EXCEPT for the kids. None of my siblings like my dad, my EX doesn’t have a relationship with any of his children, and my current husband has 2 sons who have absolutely nothing to do with him, one who comes over when she needs money, and the one who lives the farthest away has the best relationship. They talk on the phone every week, but when he comes to town, he doesn’t stay with his dad. He stays with the grandparents.
I have overheard my husband just flat out lying about me, trying to make me sound like I am horrid. Naturally they don’t like me. He seems to have a need to always make his daughter look bad to me and vice versa. He tries to stir things up.
Anyone able to relate?
I just want to thank all the posters who understand the situation. Thank you for giving me hope. I had absolutely no idea that my dad was a closet alcoholic, I never saw him drink. My EX was a mormon, and none of them drink or do drugs….. right….. and I went to premarital counseling before I married my husband, to make sure that it would be ok. He lied to me and the counselor. He hid his habits. He was always clean around me before we got married. He knew I wasn’t a “partier.”
I was only asking if anyone could relate. I just feel overwhelmed and need support. So, for those who did that, thanks.
Does the pain of losing my husband and soulmate of 28 years ever get easier?
18 days ago my husband(48years)passed away from heart failure but he also had severe back pain and was on painkillers for 6 years now and it got so severe that he would take a pill and forget then take another one..Yes,i did watch over him..but he got addicted and he would keep secrets from me and lie to me ..as i have been finding out since his death..there was a whole other person in him and then the guy i knew and loved..i miss him soo much and will love him always and forever..at the first stages of our relationship,he was a alcoholic and abusive to me but when i was pregnant with our second daughter he quit drinking and that was 20 years ago.He had a few slip ups but then he hurt his back at work and was never the same once the doctor perscribed him at first it was percocet,then percodan.oxycotin and fenantyl patches..this was his problem he could easily get them off the doctor or buy them on the streets.I know he loved us i just need to know if the pain in my heart will get better and how do i go about believing ..i am only 49 years old and i can’t think of a life without him as we were together the last six years ..we were joined at the hip some people would say.??What to do with me now?
Agoraphobia and alcoholism?
I am 26, 3 years ago I was diagnosed with lesions on my brain. One bled into my occipital lobe. I had a major surgery to remove it and during the MRI they found another lesion on my temporal lobe. I am diagnosed as epileptic. I lost my job due to the disability but cant get benefits. I live alone and have a 2 year old daughter. I just had a full blown seizure with hallucinations in front of her a month ago.
Her dad was there, but since then I can NOT leave this house. I think to myself what if I drive somewhere and kill someone? So I dont. I won’t even go to the mall because what if I have a seizure and fall and someone takes my child. I live in a world of fear and full panic attacks ALL day long. I count the hours until I can sleep. So, as a result I started abusing alcohol because I can’t stop panicking. I dont qualify for any assistance and can only afford one medicine out of pocket. I get drunk every day. I live in fear of dying. I need help, bad. Please share your stories!
My daughter is morbidly obese – what can I do?
Hello,
I took my 12 year old daughter to her GP the other day for a health checkup. It wasn’t a surprise that her weight was mentioned. She currently falls into the morbidly obese category. Shes weighs approximately 210lb and she is 5″4. My GP wasn’t much help, she told her to eat healthily and exercise more, we were also given a free pass for the local gym. However, my daughter is rebelling and telling me shes happy within herself. She hates looking at skinny models and she likes being the ‘large, funny and confident girl’, I’m not sure if this is a lie or not.
We started eating healthily and regularly together on Monday, but at around 12:00 at night, I went into her room and caught her eating a 500ml tub of ben and jerry’s ice cream along with 4 packets of crisps. I took those off her, and she attacked me. This is a sign of BED (Binge Eating Disorder) and
obesity is not genetic in our family, we are all in the normal weight category apart from my daughter. Where has she got these terrible eating habits from? Please help me, I am lost, she is hiding and stealing high calorie foods.
Veep’s Daughter In Cocaine Video?
A self-described “friend” of Vice President Joe Biden’s daughter Ashley is attempting to sell for $250,000 a video in which the 27-year-old purportedly does cocaine. What do you think?
in Louisiana what is the difference between a DWI and a DUI?
daughter got a DUI first time every.Will she lose her license
Daughter’s classmate is using Twitter to push meth?
Twitter is this group chat program.
My husband saw a chat session where a high school senior said “xanax and weed and meth is heaven” and asking people to join him for a “mini party.”
Pushers give you some free and then when you’re hooked, you pay so I guess mini party is the free meth.
My daughter told him “you’re a drug addict.” She says she would never try it. I trust her but sometimes she gets impulsive, like when she has a problem with her boyfriend or best friend.
I have a copy of the session.
I talked to him and his mother last summer when he picked up my 14 year old daughter, took her to his apartment and got her to chug tequila. She got alcohol poisoning. I talked to the police but my husband scared my daughter so she wouldn’t make a statement.
I don’t think talking to his parents would help. The mom talked like she had been through the situation before.
This guy knows I am on his case. He’s trying to cover up.
I could contact the police but I only have twitter session.
I wish my husband would get in his face and tell him to stay away but he blames my daughter.
I could
1. have someone else warn this guy.
2. just wait and let the meth take him.
Anyone with experience out there with any recommendations?
Thanks,
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