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[quote=Anonymous]I'll be honest about two things: (1) I have a 17-year-old but no experience (yet?) with this particular teen problem and (2) I'd be very upset in your situation (I would not be comforted by the notion that this is "common" or "typical").

That said, I think I agree that your best course here is to keep your eye on the long game, which I assume is to get him successfully launched into adulthood. A college degree is an important milestone on that path, and staying at home near his supply and possibly stoner friends would be a veer off the path. So I do think that getting him off to college is the right thing to be focusing on here.

It's good that he's continuing to see the therapist. Unless you feel he is doing more harm than good, I wouldn't switch if there is any risk DS will stop going.

You know/strongly suspect he is still using, so testing him would only be trying to trap him in a lie, would definitely further erode your relationship, and wouldn't advance your cause: what will you do once you know for sure? You will simply be right here again, wondering what you should do now.

Does he have a summer job? I would do whatever I could to help keep him as busy as possible over the summer.[/quote]

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