My teenager stole and sold my ADHD meds. I have no idea what to do.

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Anonymous wrote:Sounds like a troll nice story bro

+1. It is very obvious and I cannot believe others don’t see that and are falling for this.

NP.

My much-older siblings did this to my dad back in the 1970s. He was an MD and back then still had a “black bag” for house calls; and yeah: all the pain meds he had disappeared.

Not sure if my delinquent older siblings sold them or took them.

Some of you parents are dangerously naive.

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I used to steal my friends parents cigarettes from their house and sold them at school . That was wild

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Anonymous wrote:Seems like adhd runs in the family. Sdhd can cause reckless and impulsive behaviors. How is your daughter being treated for the condition?

Hmm, I would look into this.

If she does get a script, you need to get her aligned at least on why it would be stupid to sell the very thing that allows her to live her best life (and like pp said, allows you to provide for fam). Plus wastes time she could use to have fun, get homework done, chill, whatever she wants.

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Anonymous wrote:I would start very calmly and try to get as much info as posssible before you go ballistic — once you do that, you won’t get any info.
Where did she sell them, to whom, how did she find these interested buyers? Why did she think she needed the money? Also did she sell a whole month or just a week? Obviously both very bad but selling 7 pills seems to me not quite as bad as selling t30. Did she take any herself? How many? Why?

I’m not saying this to excuse what she did but the answers will help you figure out what kind of a problem you have here.

Plus, you must immediately contact the parents of each pupil who purchased these prescription-only pharmaceuticals, to inform them of the danger to their child.

DONT DO THIS

They won’t because one cannot contact imaginary people.

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Anonymous wrote:I used to steal my friends parents cigarettes from their house and sold them at school . That was wild

tax evasion! this is what got eric garner killed. OP, tell dd to remember eric garner

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Anonymous wrote:Clearly already issues with this kid if you’ve been keeping your prescriptions locked up.

I don’t think anyone here can give advice because we don’t really know what’s going on in your house. Kinda does seem like a fail on your part given that your daughter is a drug dealer and you are so self absorbed that you don’t even care.

What? No. Normal people lock up controlled substances in their home. It's what your physician advises you to do.

My kid is on stimulant ADHD drugs and I have never been advised to do this. It's not on prescription literature either.

It's a good idea. But not one I have ever been informed about.

Ive heard this sometimes, sometimes not. I think it is so they(drs) get less sob stories on why larla needs a replacement script after the new nanny stole her last one.

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Anonymous wrote:I would start very calmly and try to get as much info as posssible before you go ballistic — once you do that, you won’t get any info.
Where did she sell them, to whom, how did she find these interested buyers? Why did she think she needed the money? Also did she sell a whole month or just a week? Obviously both very bad but selling 7 pills seems to me not quite as bad as selling t30. Did she take any herself? How many? Why?

I’m not saying this to excuse what she did but the answers will help you figure out what kind of a problem you have here.

Plus, you must immediately contact the parents of each pupil who purchased these prescription-only pharmaceuticals, to inform them of the danger to their child.

I would not do this but if it turns out the she gave all the pills to one person who is effectively a real dealer or has a real problem, would really think hard about a way to turn that kid in or alert that kids parent. In some ways this seems more likely to me than a scenario where a girl suddenly has dozens of buyers for her dad’s meds.

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Anonymous wrote:I would start very calmly and try to get as much info as posssible before you go ballistic — once you do that, you won’t get any info.
Where did she sell them, to whom, how did she find these interested buyers? Why did she think she needed the money? Also did she sell a whole month or just a week? Obviously both very bad but selling 7 pills seems to me not quite as bad as selling t30. Did she take any herself? How many? Why?

I’m not saying this to excuse what she did but the answers will help you figure out what kind of a problem you have here.

Nope. I would go ballistic. All the questions you ask are not the important ones. And selling 7 pills is as bad as selling 30. Are you kidding?

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Anonymous wrote:Clearly already issues with this kid if you’ve been keeping your prescriptions locked up.

I don’t think anyone here can give advice because we don’t really know what’s going on in your house. Kinda does seem like a fail on your part given that your daughter is a drug dealer and you are so self absorbed that you don’t even care.

What? No. It's good practice to keep meds locked up with any kids in the house. They have a 6 year old. Any responsible parent keeps serious meds locked up.

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Hmmm stealing them is not really practical unless she needs them herself or knows of someone really needing them. Hey at least she didn't give em away hahaha just kidding. Seriously, selling us where the really big prob lies. She's dealing when she's selling. I can almost understand stealing if it were a weird situation where she's trying to help someone or is in trouble herself and didn't know how to express it. But man - selling them is conscious behavior and the intent is malicious and for that I feel like you need professional help for her.

If it were my kid I would feel that that kind of action is so big that if I didn't see it coming at all, my kid is someone who is in big trouble and in the very wrong path to jail. Selling your meds that she must know you need is even worse. At her age she must understand Rx is something hard to come by and she's hurting you in a way that is inexcusable. You should find a therapist or some social worker right quick!

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Ground her and take away her phone. When she gets this l those privileges back, her expectation of privacy should be gone until she goes to college. I would also send her to a good therapist

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Anonymous wrote:Sounds like a troll nice story bro

+1. It is very obvious and I cannot believe others don’t see that and are falling for this.

Agree, and it's not because I don't believe there are kids who would do this. There definitely are. It's because there is a strong anti-ADHD medication and ADHD-denier contingent on this board and they love to post nonsense.

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Anonymous wrote:Clearly already issues with this kid if you’ve been keeping your prescriptions locked up.

I don’t think anyone here can give advice because we don’t really know what’s going on in your house. Kinda does seem like a fail on your part given that your daughter is a drug dealer and you are so self absorbed that you don’t even care.

What? No. It's good practice to keep meds locked up with any kids in the house. They have a 6 year old. Any responsible parent keeps serious meds locked up.

Who locks up meds at home? Even toddlers won't be opening Rx pill bottles as they are tamper resistant. I mean DH has meds and our DS is in ADHD and DD on anxiety meds and none of us touch another's meds. Seriously why would you feel it necessary to lock up serious meds when stored properly, no 6 yr old could get to those meds unless that kid had a prob doing things they shouldn't be doing anyway? You all have some troubled families!

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The fact that you stored it in a locked box in your own home tells me that you’re not as surprised as you claim to be.

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Anonymous wrote:Clearly already issues with this kid if you’ve been keeping your prescriptions locked up.

I don’t think anyone here can give advice because we don’t really know what’s going on in your house. Kinda does seem like a fail on your part given that your daughter is a drug dealer and you are so self absorbed that you don’t even care.

What? No. It's good practice to keep meds locked up with any kids in the house. They have a 6 year old. Any responsible parent keeps serious meds locked up.

Who locks up meds at home? Even toddlers won't be opening Rx pill bottles as they are tamper resistant. I mean DH has meds and our DS is in ADHD and DD on anxiety meds and none of us touch another's meds. Seriously why would you feel it necessary to lock up serious meds when stored properly, no 6 yr old could get to those meds unless that kid had a prob doing things they shouldn't be doing anyway? You all have some troubled families!

I didn’t read all the replies before I posted the same thing. I’ve never locked up medications in my own home, that’s crazy.