Robitussin & teens...

[Subdued]

Originally Posted by dizzyde

I am so sorry to hear this, I know you must be in a lot of emotional pain over this right now. I will be praying for your son, and for you, that God gives you the strength and wisdom to deal with this.

One thing that I would like to say to you, and it sounds like this is what you are doing, is take this, very, very seriously. I see too many Apostolic parents who want to trivialize things like this as a teenage prank, or rite of passage, that is no big deal, "they will grow out of it".

Drugs are very serious, and very addictive, and it doesn't take a lot for addiction to occur.

You sound like you are alert and paying attention, so I'm sure that you are on the right track, I just HATE to hear things like this, I HATE drugs, and I HATE the devil, I have lived with an addict, and it is a terrible thing.

Originally Posted by dizzyde

Sherri, I'm not disagreeing with you on this, I am sure that for you and others this has been the case, and I am sure that it was in large part because of diligent parenting.

And I by no means am trying to add to the load of Subdued by being a downer or pessimistic about this.

It is just that in my experience, and what I have experienced personally is very much a different story. I have seen many, many "church" kids get seriously derailed by drugs, and a significant portion of them are permanently scarred by it. And for the most part I would say it was the way the parents handled the situation that made a significant difference in the outcome.

Subdued sounds as though he/she? is handling this with the appropriate seriousness, and I will continue to pray for their family, this is a very hard thing for a parent to have go through.

I am, in no way, taking this lightly. I *KNOW* these types of drugs are highly addictive & lead to much worse, even death. My son has lost my trust and will have to work at rebuilding it. He will be submitting to some home drug tests, given randomly.

His behavior & attitude changed and my gut instinct told me that he was on drugs; but I denied it. Never again! If you suspect your kid is doing something wrong/dangerous - they most likely ARE!

Thank you for your prayers. I need the Lord's wisdom right now, which I know He will supply.