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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here, he now told me that when he tried pot, it was right after he did bad on his math test. So, i guess that's how he dealt with a bad math test.

This worries me more......[/quote]

If he takes meds for ADHD? Smoking pot with those meds is a disaster.[/quote]

He refuses to take meds, he says he doesn't want to mess with his brain. Yes, seriously.
I think he needs them.

And to the PP, yes the lying is what has upset me the most.[/quote]

It might be worth discussing the concept of "self-medicating" with your child.  Many people who use drugs and alcohol regularly are "self-medicating," i.e. they are using the drug or alcohol to escape a social or emotional problem or to achieve a "feeling" in their body.  Some examples are -- feeling like you don't fit in, being bored, wanting to seem cool, having trouble making friends, feeling anxious and using pot to achieve "calm," or smoking to have an "interesting" experience when you feel like life is boring, etc.

For a person with ADHD (or any brain disorder, like depression, bipolar, etc.), it is probably a much wiser choice to "self-medicate" with a drug that has been through drug trials and has a monitored production and concentration value, rather than self-medicating with a substance like pot or alcohol.  When you self-medicate, you have no one else monitoring you and you have the potential to create other problems like addiction.  Basically, when you self-medicate you are usually covering up a problem rather than solving it.

How did your DS "refuse to take meds"?  Was this just in a conversation between you and him?  Has he read any of the controlled trials literature (or has anyone gone thru it with him)?  Is he seeing a therapist and Psychiatrist for ADHD?  I would really press my child to be open-minded about medication and learn more about it from a professional and some literature so that he has someone to discuss concerns with.  Maybe after a series of visits with a professional, a DS would be more receptive to medication when he feels like he has more information and more control over the choice.  [/quote]

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