Advice on how to confront my son about drug use?

he has been arrested and is coming home in a few hours. I don't know what to say. I don't want my emotions to get the best of me, and make the situation worse.





Is there an 800 number that I can call?Advice on how to confront my son about drug use?
Change your attitude to begin with. Using words such as ';confront'; is strong and negative when approaching your son who is getting out of jail (one of the best lessons he will learn the hard way).





I can't help with the 800 number because those are usually local to where you live. The police department can help provide more information and places you can contact.





At home, start by not being sympathetic about where he has spent the last little bit of time but you can be empathetic.





Start a dialogue with your son about why he is making this choice? How did he get started? Who was his influence? Talk to him and learn as much as you can.





Tell him that at this point it is your job to help him learn how to stop and that you will have to take the necessary measures to help him accomplish this. If he doesn't he will be throwing away his life.





Don't yell and scream. Be matter of fact. Gentle. Loving. Caring. Remind him that right now being his parent must come first and being his friend will come once he is an adult. And as that parent you have to do what any responsible parent will do. Tell him you will be doing research on how to provide this help to him and that you'd like his involvement on the best method. Keeping him involved will help the program be more successful.





Good luck.Advice on how to confront my son about drug use?
how old is he? which drugs?


he has too much time on his hands to hang with the wrong people. if you work when he's out of school, can he get a job, or pick up a sport, or activity that requires him to be responsible? talk to the parents of his friends so that everyone is on the same page about what all the kids are up to. If he's an adult, tough love...
tell him to get rid of drug using or else he'll have a consequence....you do everything for him to avoid his bad peers and make him busy on sports like martial arts or basketball....apply the punishment and reward technique for him to abide with what you like..least,this is all for his future...
no 800 number I know of...don't make it worse by screaming and yelling. tell him that he is responsible for raising the money for his court fees.
Why bother. He'll end up doing them later down the road. Just let him be and back off mom

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