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What parents can do
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Your first response to your child's drug use is likely to be seeking out treatment options. This introduction to the process, taken from The Coping Kit, includes definitions of terms.
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Many FGTA parents have had to pay for a child's treatment. They have learned that the best way to avoid disappointment is to ask the right questions. Moreover, if consistent with their questioning, they have a solid basis for comparing the features of different facilities.
This page can get you started.
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Thirty-one relevant questions about addiction treatment are organized in this one-page chart. You will be well prepared to get the answers you need if you print this chart and become familiar with its contents.
Note-taking in an interview may go faster if you personalize the chart. It is constructed so you can make a wish list with it. Then you can use the chart as a checklist.
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This chart from Family Drug Support in Australia provides a navigational aid for parents wondering how to communicate with their teens about drug risks, a possible drug problem or a confirmed drug abuse disorder. Where are you? Where do you want to go? What pitfalls can you avoid?
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It is quite likely that, at some point, the drug user in your family will become involved with the Corrections system. Detention centres and court proceedings can be very frightening and confusing for everyone. This special part of The Coping Kit maps the way through for British Columbia parents.
