Is My Daughter Snorting Focalin Xr? (Page 3)

I may have found evidence that my 15yo girl is snorting her folacin xr, 20mgs. Is this even possible? How or rather why would she smash the luttle beads up? To snort them? What kind of high? Sincerely, Worried Mother

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Re: Teenager (# 4)

I'm know I'm way late but don't NOT act like it's not a big deal if she IS snorting them. If you can't find evidence or catch her in the act, start keeping her pills with you and give them to her as prescribed. If she tries to steal them back or throws a fit or things like that, then she's either attempting to get a high or selling them to other people. You don't wanna accuse her without being sure or she'll be like every upset teen, throw a fit at you for not trusting her, and possibly START trying drugs just to spite you. I was like that as a teen. I wanted to rebel against all the people who treated me like a weirdo, or said I'd become a serial killer, or was probably on drugs or going to become an alcoholic like my birth family. I rebelled against my parents' cruelty for not accepting their religion and ways and crap and unfortunately it eventually led me to bad places with bad people with problems like mine-who solved them with drugs. I've been sober for a year now since may 2017, but every freaking day I want something, anything, to feel high. I don't have a good life still things are worse than ever and I'm desperately trying to stay sober.

I worry for your kid if she is trying to feel high and you're "oh whatever" about it. Don't make it the end of her world. But save her life early. Tell her drugs will literally ruin your body and life and relationships. If she gets worse or does drugs still, then-honestly? Tough love. Threaten to kick her out, take her possessions. Ground her if you have to, don't let her drive or give her money etc. and tell her if she does it again then she's going to get kicked out or sent to rehab. Your choice (but I found out through experience, being a "I'm an adult I don't need you I hate you" and choosing to "get kicked out" (aka I went running to a town an hour away to live with homeless drug addicts in a broken van for five months about, sold most of the things I owned at home first for obviously drugs, panhandled for money for food or a motel room, etc); it's harder. I eventually had to go back home because the van got taken away, two of my homeless friends got arrested (for having drugs and for stealing from a store). I wasn't making enough panhandling for drugs AND food and a place to stay. And all I could do was stay till I figured I'd go home and sell more stuff for drugs.

In fact the only reason I got clean was because when I was headed home I got into a car and it crashed and I was high so the police took me to a hospital, called my dad, told him my blood report had heroin in it and it's been really awful. I lost everything. My stuff I sold, money I had, job I'd quit right when I got sick from withdrawing the first time. My real friends, my homeless friends. My driver license got suspended 60 days, because they blamed me for the crash, but my parents won't let me drive or pay for my license back. I lost the only person who ever loved me, because they couldn't deal with being with someone addicted to heroin. That hurt the worst, because he said nothing when I smoked pot and nothing when I popped some pills but as soon as it's heroin, there goes everything I had that was good-aka my relationship. My only good relationship. I could have had a future. And while I would say pot isn't a big deal, Focalin xr might not give you an amazing high or be as addictive. But I took some when my sister got prescribed it, insufflated pretty much all of it in a day or two, and it was just to feel something.

Honestly I didn't even feel great. It gave me jitters and anxiety and I couldn't sleep for like a day or two. I did it just because I could feel high on it and feel like maybe it would somehow help me escape my crap reality. Well guess what? That led to taking narcotic pills, abusing them, trying to buy more illegally, and finding out heroin is really cheap and can feel amazing. Assuming you know what the hell you're doing. I'm not saying Focalin xr is a gateway drug. But people need to take it seriously with teens and young adults, especially if they are susceptible to addiction. They'll google it, abuse it, want better or stronger; and then s*** hits the fan. Please whoever reads this, parent or addict, get help. Professional if you can. Seriously any drug even prescribed to kids can f*** your life up. I'm only 25 right now and I'm basically dead inside.

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Re: A little late to the party (# 30)

First, I hope that the OP was able to speak with their child openly...This is a very common drug of abuse. The price of your suspicions being wrong is nothing compared to the price of your suspicions being right, but not saying anything.

Also, to the AODA councilor...Please re-assess your view that "nobody quits until they are ready", and consider a new maxim, "if you wait until the 'right' time, it never comes" or, even worse, "if you wait until the right time, it is too late". If a patient were dying of a cancer would you tell them to "come back when they are ready" or "when you have a better attitude"? Early intervention is ALWAYS the best policy...and not just for cancer.

Yes, addicts can be frustrating to deal with, but the frustrating behaviors that they exhibit are symptoms of a medical condition. We need to be objective with our clients. Some frustration is par for the course. However, it is important to remember that "rate of relapse" for addiction is on par with other chronic relapsing illnesses. This is important to remember, as there is a common perception that recovery from addiction is somehow the exception and not the rule. That is a potentially harmful perspective, and not actually accurate.

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Re: Teenager (# 4)

Yep worst thing u can do is ground a kid 4 using I am 34 and have used since 17 and it's the worst mistake of my life I wish I would've never touched any drugs because I have major problems with my liver now from using everyday for 17 years. I do know when people tried to say something to me over it I just wanted to use more

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Re: College Student (# 13)

Vivances metabolized by proteins in your body. It's not the drug itself.It needs your body to make it.

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