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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you have any friends of the family in longterm recovery?

If so I'd see if teen wants to go with family friend to some
local AA meetings.

For teen girl I'd recommend womens AA meetings only.

There are also local outpatient recovery programs.
Teen works or goes to school during the day.  In the
evening teen has 4-5 hours of meetings in the evenings.
I think the local outpatient recovery programs are pretty
effective as they are generally longer than inpatient and run for 6-8 weeks.[/quote]

This!  As a person in a recovery program, with many friends whose kids "grew up in the rooms" here is my perspective:

- kids whose parents have been open about their recovery - kids grow up with their own little network, as well if they find themselves needing help in the future they know where to go.

If a friend or family member (regardless how close we were) asked me about this I would be happy to discuss and take child and/or parents to a meeting.  There is also Alanon/Allateen/Naranon for the family of the person struggling.

It is a rare situation to find a dealer/drugs being around the rooms/parking lots/etc.  Members will speak up if they see something that concerns them.  You are likely to find endless support there, it has been life-changing for me.

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