[rc2632]

Hoping someone can help ... my 14-yr-old son has become a regular pot user and seems to be graduating to other things. I've read on his computer that his friends are snorting Tylenol and Advil. Last night I found a white powder in his backpack that initially seemed to be coke. It turned out not to be, but I don't know what it is. When I suggested Tylenol he looked at me like I'm an idiot and said "who'd do that? It wouldn't do anything." Yet I know his buddies have done it. Anyone know what effect it has? Thank you ...

[Antiprepp1105]

If he friends are indeed doing that I feel really bad for them because that would do nothing more than provide mild pain relief and hurt your nose incredibly. If they are you may want to think of A} punishing them and B) getting them a new school becuase thats the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard of.

[rc2632]

Obviously we are going to punish him and separate him from the morons who are doing this. What I want to know is, what effect does snorting an analgesic have on the body? Do you get high? Numb? Anyone know?

[Panamarod]

quote:Originally posted by rc2632

Obviously we are going to punish him and separate him from the morons who are doing this. What I want to know is, what effect does snorting an analgesic have on the body? Do you get high? Numb? Anyone know?

It burns the ever-loving-**** out of your nose and nothing more. I do have a suggestion, having gone through the drug thing with my parents. Don't distance yourself from your child by talking down him and don't try to control every facet of his life, that will only push him further and further away. It's parental instinct to want to direct him in the right way, but take a dog for instance. If you push a dog that's standing up, it's only natural for the dog to lean against your pressure. The same goes for the cocky confidence of adolescents.

My parents strong armed me and it did nothing. I started warming up to them when they actually started 'caring' about what I was doing, instead of being afraid of what I was doing. You may say things to your son that make you both feel akward. Why is my mom/dad saying this to me, why aren't they pissed? Why didn't my son get irrate when I mentioned that?

Trust me, if your kid is doing something illegal, he knows he is. And he expects you to punish him if you find out about it. Try surprising him. Be creative, don't just take a belt to him or slap him on the wrist and be pissed. Be curious and understanding. There are tons of parents out there who chastise their children and in a fearful panic say things they wouldn't otherwise say had the situation not involved drugs. But the sad fact is, drugs are scary and they can completely control a person. But not at first. Not at 14-years old. You kinda have to sit back and laugh... they're snorting tylenol. At least they're not diving right into cocaine or heroin.

Don't condone the behavior, but don't demonize it.

Rod

[rc2632]

Rod -- I like what you wrote. Thanks very much for taking the time to do that. I'm dealing with a pretty bright kid who was on a good path until 6 months ago, and I'm trying to figure out how to get him back on that path without alienating him. A police officer told me to keep him really busy & to emphasize discipline. I really want to find a way to talk to him without having the conversation drift to drugs all the time, but it's kind of a hard subject to ignore. I will keep your words in mind. Thanks again.

Rob

[Panamarod]

quote:Originally posted by rc2632

Rod -- I like what you wrote. Thanks very much for taking the time to do that. I'm dealing with a pretty bright kid who was on a good path until 6 months ago, and I'm trying to figure out how to get him back on that path without alienating him. A police officer told me to keep him really busy & to emphasize discipline. I really want to find a way to talk to him without having the conversation drift to drugs all the time, but it's kind of a hard subject to ignore. I will keep your words in mind. Thanks again.

Rob

No problem Rob, good luck to you and your son.

Rod

[mpvt]

Even though it doesn't sound like he's tried anything like an opiate just the fact that he's willing to go through the motions bothers me.He has to realize that if he chooses to do something like this that there is no turning back by that I mean"if he snorts an opiate then he is stuck with the effect it has on him".Once he put's it in to his body he virtually has no control over it.So if he unknownly takes to much he's got to realize that he would be in danger of dying.No screwin around this is real life and it happens everyday.I hope he decides this lifestyle is not for him and he either makes new friends or convinces his friends now to turn the other cheek.Good luck....Dave

[betsy_still_tokes]

I'm so sorry but I did indeed laugh aloud when I read that some kids were engaging in snorting tylenol... quite the deviant behavior, huh? I bet they felt real cool.

"Hey man, you want another line of that Extra Strength?"

"No, man, I'm still all f***ed up on this Children's Tylenol."

It's a laughing matter right now, but I'm with Rod. That's an early sign of an addictive personality. I don't recommend you take an authoritative stand when you approach it. I suggest that you, as a parent and obviously wiser individual than a fourteen-year-old boy, laugh at him. Tell him how ridiculous he's being. Ask him if he feels like a real drug user when he snorts OTC's, and if that makes him feel cool. If you can make the child feel foolish about what they've done instead of ashamed, they are quite unlikely to continue the behavior behind your back.

I worked at a daycare for three years (ahh... the memories) and it worked every time with me. Whether he admits it or not, you are still, on some deeply psychological level, his role model.

Jesus Christ will help you through. -Betsy

[Antiprepp1105]

As for effects, no high, no numbness. Just mile analgesia (nothin more than eating it) and it burns your nose more than you could imagine.

[gryphin]

It does not get you high at all. I did it when I was like 12-13 or so. But looking back it wasn't all about getting high, it was kinda as though the act of snorting something was what the attraction was. And for you I say watch out. From what I have seen, I would say it is a sure thing your kid would like to snort an actual drug and most likely would if he had the chance, sooner or later. And some day he will have the chance. Do something asap for him. Trust me. Snorting tylenol should not be laughed at, even though in an ignorant sort of way it is funny. It is a sign of things to come unless something is done. I agree with whoever said don't come down too hard. If he really wants to do a real drug, he will, sooner or later. He has to not want to do it. Not just be hindered by severe punishment or lack of freedom. Someday he will be able to do anything he wants because he is on his own. Try to be a parent who helps him become someone will make wise choices when he is on his own. Last thing, its better for your kid to smoke pot and you know about it and don't bust his balls for it, than to have him be snorting things and probably smoking pot and you have no idea about it or are unable to stop it. Just my thoughts.

-gryphin

[gryphin]

I do realize the ole' paragraph thinking could have been used.

[mattovation121]

Originally Posted by rc2632

Hoping someone can help ... my 14-yr-old son has become a regular pot user and seems to be graduating to other things. I've read on his computer that his friends are snorting Tylenol and Advil. Last night I found a white powder in his backpack that initially seemed to be coke. It turned out not to be, but I don't know what it is. When I suggested Tylenol he looked at me like I'm an idiot and said "who'd do that? It wouldn't do anything." Yet I know his buddies have done it. Anyone know what effect it has? Thank you ...

It seems like your son is just doing anything he can to make himself feel high. i remember when i was 14 and 15 i would do the same types of things. Incredibly stupid though. i could imagine the tension in the family now that you have found all this about your son. not to try and impose any ideas on you, but i would recommend family counseling. i remember when my parents found a bong under my bed. and similar things to what you found your son doing. i would say that it gradually gets more intense as he gets older, ecstasy was just starting to/is starting to be the new thing. counseling is a gaurentied best way out sort of thing.

[Antidrugmovement]

Originally Posted by rc2632

Hoping someone can help ... my 14-yr-old son has become a regular pot user and seems to be graduating to other things. I've read on his computer that his friends are snorting Tylenol and Advil. Last night I found a white powder in his backpack that initially seemed to be coke. It turned out not to be, but I don't know what it is. When I suggested Tylenol he looked at me like I'm an idiot and said "who'd do that? It wouldn't do anything." Yet I know his buddies have done it. Anyone know what effect it has? Thank you ...

Lemme start off by saying that you are an idiot of a parent who couldn't give a damn what their kids grow up to be. I mean come on snorting tylenol? Who the he'll are letting your kid socialize with?

[melinda7.5]

Hey guys you are posting to something in 2006 I dont think they are here anymore