A lot of ironic comments about kids driving parents crazy, but need advice about kid w addiction

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Anonymous wrote:You can only be hospitalized if you’re a risk to self or others, and most private hospitalizations are only 5-7 days long if he/she is even admitted.

Realistically, she needs to kick him/her out. Stop enabling. Simple answer that is very hard to do.

I think the worry is kicking a kid out in the midst of this. He/she really doesn't have anywhere to go. I think if it were any other time, my friend would have already kicked the kid out.

Then your friend just has to live with it. It’s my reality too - both personally and extended family. My brother had to kick his daughter out. Mine shaped up after the reality of the corona virus hit. But frankly there are no other real options.

I will say that there is something to understanding and addressing the underlying issues. My kid spent more than six months in RTC addressing his mental health issues. That has been a high factor in my kid’s success. There are programs available and accepting kids now but I don’t know of anything for people over the age of 19.

Thank you for this - what is RTC and why wouldn't it be available for someone over 19? Thank you.

It's residential treatment (RTC = residential treatment center). I don't know if it is available for people over 19 - I just know of the programs for people up to age 19 because that was my need. I do recall looking at a program I believe in PA called VisionQuest. I think it had programs for young adults, but I honestly didn't spend much time looking at it because it wasn't what I was looking at for my son.