If you have teenagers read this.

March 11, 2004

I have debated if I should share this, but if it helps one

person then it will have been worth airing our dirty laundry. In the

beginning of February my daughter 19 years old overdosed, she had

left my home in February last year. She had become untolerable, she

was just too hard to live with. I see now why, she was a drug

addict. It has been very difficult to see my daughter struggle with

her addictions, and the mind can only wonder at what she has done to

get drugs. At first she would not admit she had a problem and I had

to have her LOCKED in a psychiatric until to keep her from getting

drugs( which didn't work because they just brought them to her) yes

in a hospital they brought in cocaine. She is an adult and was mad

at me for keeping her there against her wishes so she could let

anyone come in too see her that she wanted just not me. Anyway I

won't go into all the details, but here are a list of warning signs f

for those out there with teenagers.

inability to keep friends, peers that are older, spending large

amounts of money, not coming home, rudeness, aggressiveness, self

centeredness (extreme) nose bleeds, finding straws everywhere, or

hollowed out ink pens, terrible odors permeating through

clothing,unexplained behavior. What to do if you suspect these

things, confront your child make them explain what is going on, take

away any vehicles that you are paying anything for( gas, insurance,)

the main point here is that you have more control over your child

while they are minors once they reach 18 you have NO power. If you

find drugs call the police. Last month I had the police search my

entire home because I knew she had drugs. I talked with a few drug

rehab places and they told me she was going to die if she didn't get

help one lady told me " You can visit her in jail or you can visit

her in the cemetry, take your pick " It was the hardest thing I have

ever ever ever done in my life but I did it. We take things here day

buy day with her. I never know when she leaves from here if I will

ever see her again, or if the next time I see her she will be dead

but I thought this might save the next kid.

Atwell LPN

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