SS16 buying pills at school!
SS16 lost his phone because he has an F in history. So being the nosy Step Mom that I am I read back thru his text messages....and I do it every morning....and last night one came in at 10pm that said...don't forget to bring that $5 that you owe me and if you want another one bring $10. Their was another text from another kid that said he wasn't going to be able to spend the weekend with SS16 because his Dad had tested him and he was dirty so he was grounded. Bells had started going off about a month ago when SS16 had a tooth pulled and SS16 wanted to know what kind of pills he was given by the doctor...so I have him the long name Loratab...and he said what is that...so the I said Hydrocodone...and again he said what is that so I finally said Vicodin...and he said "good"...so I hid the pills...and when I sparingly gave them to him I expected him to fall asleep like my DH does whenever he has them...and guess what...he was wide awake...and fine...in fact I was making him eat before he took them and one time I did not make him eat before taking one...just to see what would happen...to see if it would make him tired or sick...and he was fine...so this says to me he has taken them before. So his Dad is coming home from work when he gets off the bus to be here so SS16 can take an at home drug test. I am so ill.
Pain pill abuse among
Pain pill abuse among teenagers is running rampant. It is a scary thing. It is especially bad in Florida. I think most of the pain clinics where these pills are coming from are in S. Florida.
He will need help, it is a
He will need help, it is a very strong addiction for sure.
Kids here in Indiana get
Kids here in Indiana get expelled for this sort of thing. If he is caught with even one pill on him that he does not have a prescription for-he's out the door with legal charges likely as well. I would search his room to make sure he's not hiding any of those suckers there. Probably not though as he probably eats them as soon as he can get his hands on one.
As far as him being phsyically dependent on him-I wont say this is impossible but unlikely-on the street these little things are pretty expensive and to he likely doesnt have enough money or access to them to become truly physically addicted.
When he saw the drug test he
When he saw the drug test he came clean and also told his Dad that he smoked pot 2 weekends ago when he was at a friends house on his Mothers weekend...oh yea what fun...those tests are $35 and they are now going to be a staple in our house...and the cost is coming out of his bank account....cripes what else can go wrong?