Drug Abuse Help for Parents: Help for Parents Who Suspect Their Teen Is Abusing Drugs

There is no greater heartbreak than that of parents who suspect that their teen is abusing drugs – the only greater heartbreak is finding out that their worst suspicion is true. Now it may seem like the end of the world, but there is help for parents who suspect their teen is abusing drugs. The first step is actually confirming for sure what is suspected,and that is that the teen is indeed using illegal drugs.

There are a variety of warning signs that can alert parents which include a decline in appearance and hygiene, lack of interest in school and dropping grades, disrespectful attitude and frequent agitation with minor incidents, disruptive behavior, and a change if the type of friends the teen is choosing to be around. These are just a few of the signs but generally the teen has a drastic change in the way they talk, act, and look. These signs may be subtle at first but just continue to progress from bad to worse.

There is equipment that can be used to help parents when they do suspect their teen is abusing drugs. There are a number of hidden cameras which can be easily set up in the home or even the teen’s room to monitor what is going on. Call it spying or what you will, if it saves the teen’s life, I’m sure parents would agree that privacy has no bearing at this point in time. These cameras come resembling common household items such as air fresheners, smoke alarms, alarm clocks, or even as small as a screw. They are easily set up and ready to run in just minutes. Once in place, the parents can then monitor the activity of their teen to see if they truly are taking illegal drugs.

There are also surveillance systems to monitor what is going on in your home, which may give you more information and insight. You may set the system up as a so-called “home security system” when in fact, you are actually using it to monitor what your teen is doing when you’re not around as well as who is coming around your home. This can give you valuable information as to whether or not the friends he or she is choosing are also caught up in the drug scene.

Both of these pieces of equipment-hidden cameras and surveillance equipment can give you different information. The hidden camera can actually catch your teen in the act of using drugs or hiding drugs, whereas the surveillance equipment gives the broader picture of who, when, and what is going on in your home with your teen and their friends. Once you have evidence that your suspicions are real, you can then look to getting help for your teen before it is too late.

There are a number of treatment options if in fact your teen is abusing drugs. They start with counseling, but if the teen is heavily into the drug scene, removal from the home to a school designed for teens with problems, boot camps, or rehabilitation facilities are the usual choices. A good counselor or social worker should be able to guide you in making the best choice for your teen.

Hopefully, this gives you some valuable information on what direction to head in coping with getting the help you need for your teen. Every parent fears for their children and drugs have become a terrible temptation to teens and have ruined the lives of many. I hope if you are reading this, you take immediate action so your teen gets the help they need to lead a happy and productive life. Don’t just suspect your teen may be taking drugs-take the action to find out for sure and if your suspicions are confirmed then take action now!

Drug Rehabilitation Interview with two Intake Councillors. – In this video you will learn the biggest problem in getting addicts to enter rehab. We have two long term experienced intake councillors discussing the first problem they have to overcome and what you can do if you are in this situation to speed matters along. You can see more at: drugrehabus.org for US citizens and http for Australian citizens. Below is a transcript of the interview: Charlie: As you know addicts are very skill full at manipulating life so others cop the responsibility of their actions. Not them. You see, and they’ve been handling the consequences of the addict’s choice. Right, and they keep handling it for them and it never gets put back on him. So he lives a fantastic life. He doesn’t have to earn money, yet he can take drugs, come home anytime he wants, eat when he wants, turn on the electricity, and there is hot water. Christine: No one else can do that in life, except for a drug addict. Charlie: Exactly. Christine: You get rewarded. Charlie: Because they (parents/spouses) are taking all the consequences of his actions. So what do parents do? What do they do? You know, what do they do? It’s simple, they do nothing. Christine: Yeah, that’s right, it forces, it forces the person to have a realisation. Charlie: Because if they don’t take up the slack life is going to start to intervene, there is did it pay the bill intervention, there is, have to go to court now because I got all busted drink driving intervention. The magistrates going to intervene and …

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