What is Prescription Drug Abuse
A prescription drug (or POM Prescription Only Medicine, in UK) is a licensed medicine that is regulated by legislation to require a prescription before it can be obtained. The term...
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How does one behave when they first start experimenting with prescription pills? Generally does it make them pleasant to be around?
Background: My 20 year old son is smoking pot and drinking (no concrete evidence but he is honest about it and says he does). I have an 18 year old son in recovery from chemical substances and is doing well. I don't like the fact that my younger son is exposed to this behavior and I talked to our older one about it. Anyway, my 20 year old son had had some friends over a few weeks ago (all of legal drinking age) and were drinking when I walked in the door. That in itself wasn't alarming (they didn't appear to be intoxicated) but they quickly got up and went outside - as if they were hiding something. The next day I found a small mirror by the back door and earlier found it in the basement where my son spends some time. Well, because of my younger one I am hypersensitive to drug behavior - even though my 20 year old son's behavior (the way he relates and responds has been pleasant) I felt something wasn't right so I checked his text messaging (he doesn't pay the cell phone bills) and sure enough I saw prescription drug talk. Most of it was asking him for some Vicodin and Adderall. My husband and I decided that in order for us to pay his college tuition (he attends locally) he would have to agree to random drug tests and would need to see a drug counselor for an assessment. He had a MAJOR fit and refused and said that I was crazy and that he doesn't have a problem. He claims he exchanges other drugs so that he can get his pot for free. He says he likes pot. Is it possible for someone to use prescription drugs and appear to be fine for quite some time? My son seems happy most of the time. Am I crazy? Note: I've had some talks with him, even played a video clip from a newscast I found on-line about the dangers of prescription drugs so that he could overhear it and he still minimizes it. The film was from a newscast addressing teen addiction and the deaths of two young women. He told me that that was because these girls took too many and inferred that he wouldn't take that amount. I told him it starts somewhere..... Just wondering...... Posted on 08/24/09, 01:08 am |
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I was high all day everyday for 4 months and not even my boyfriend knew it. He had an idea something wasn't right but he didn't know. I'm not saying your son is using but I'm just saying it is possible to hide it. I would trust that motherly instinct. I don't know what I would do if I was in your shoes as I don't have any kids but if you feel something is going on, you are probably right. Trust in your gut. Oh and yes the pills made me happy. I was in a good mood all the time. I had a demeanor about me that made me more pleasant to be around. Is he unusually happy? I hope you hang in there and I hope that if he is using you can get him some help. Please write me if you want to talk. 
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Thank you so much for your input! I truly appreciate it.
Did you start because of a medical reason? How old were you when you started? How did you manage to obtain them and was it very expensive? My son has no money. He told me that he made the prescription drug exchanges for others so that he could get the pot he says he likes to smoke every other day. Last night he came home in a pretty good mood. I swore I smelled alcohol on his breath. I know it's dangerous to mix pills and alcohol so maybe he's not taking the pills? Even though he said he's "earning" the pot by making connections for others, why is it I found the mirror in a few places? Makes me think otherwise. Another question: After four months - what started happening?
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I used to teach a classroom hign on oxycodone for 4 yrs...prescription pill abuse can def be hidden....I used to get the same way as april, very happy, chatty and miss personality.....I would remain on alert and not let it go...Best wishes and message me anytime!!!
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When I couldn't find any narcotics to take, I was angry and anxious alot. If someone accused me of taking them I would lie and say I didn't! BTW addicts are very good at lying and are very good at hiding their addiction.
What you asked him to do with the random drug testing to get his college tuition paid for, was completely reasonable and his outburst would tip me off to a potential problem. You may want to mention that possession of vicodin without a prescription is illegal and trading it for pot is also illegal. If I were in your shoes, I would confront him about the drug messages in his phone, which you have every right to do since you pay the bill. I have lost friends and co workers who never believed they had a problem to begin with and when it happens, there seems to be plenty of guilt between family members and friends. I nearly died myself but God wanted to keep me going for some reason, maybe to write this post, I don't know but it may help you to go to Al-anon which I highly recommend. You will find people there just like you who have son's and daughters who are addicted to alcohol or drugs. You and your son will be in my thoughts and prayers. God Bless and TC
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I think it can definitely be hidden (it was from me...although I instinctively knew something was wrong I didn't know what). I also think you should follow your instincts. My son was the middle man too in the selling and he told me the only reason he did it was because when he sold them he got paid with them. Hence, that's where he got his pills. He never got paid in cash..always the pills. Detaching from the girl bc of the amount she uses and not because he doesn't do those drugs is troubling to me. Addicts have always told me that whether a person takes more of a drug than another doesn't matter, because in the end they are both addicts. Obviously the disease is progressive and gets worse in time. The problem with pres. drugs is they extremely highly addictive and doesn't take much for your body to depend on them.
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I have had friends in their 30's and 40's overdose on these stupid pill. So it's not just the teens. Also I don't know for sure but the mirror you found would make me think someone was snorting cocaine or something.
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I would say it is not necessarily cocaine....I used to crush my pills and snort them...It is quite a common way to abuse opiates nowadays unfortunatley
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How long can someone put up this facade? I, obviously, hope that I'm reading into something that isn't there.
I am concerned about some of his friends. The ones who've been asking for them. One friend was desperate. I can't get that out of my mind. I think I might know who it is. If it is that one particular friend, he may still be a juvenile. I know that he's had problems in the past.
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when i get high im told iv very honest and open and happy. which is not how i normally am. i use vicodin btw. but the only way people know im high is my eyes go pin point. and i get the munchies. i mean i eat anything and every thing. when i was 17 i had to go to a drug and alcohol counseler to see if i had a problem (it was court mandated) any ways they found i had not problem with alcohol but if i kept the road i was on i would with vicodin i had to go to a class that was a waste of time because they send every one to it. but im 21 now and about year ago started on that same road. man i dont know if any of this will help you but now im craving a high
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I would say the mirror is for crushing and pills and snorting them. It's a quick way to get high from Rx. I would certainly address the smoking pot whether every other day or recreationally... My kids are not old enough for these issues but if they copy my old habits we're in trouble. Good luck.. May son needs to get some help: DS, NA, behavorial health...
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