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OP - It is not only our son - but the company he keeps so he has to either in rehab or with a private therapist come to the decision of which is more important calling his famil and home his base until he has another solid option [b]or continuing to hang out with the same crowd of users to entice him into the fold.[/b]   If he is still in high school, then maybe a change of school would help him as would seeing that he has a contract of what he will be doing outside of or after rehab such as finishing high school, getting job training, going to a community college (would not put money into four year school first), or just finding a job.   I think, too, having expectations of what he will be doing/learning in terms of activities of daily living and being a part of the family unit will be important in accountability.  Up to you as far as whether you would ever let him drive a vehicle.  This might be held out as something to work towards.  Also, he needs oversight of any "earned income" so does not have easy money to fall back into habit.  You can let him know you are banking a certain amount for his future use as he is ready to move on to buy a used car, get an apartment etc.  If there are other siblings, you do have to weight their best interests in your decision-making process as well as this teen.
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