How To Help Your Child Become Drug Free
Ch # 3. excerpt:
Community Enabling:
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Ryan left his progress report on the kitchen table before leaving to join his friends after school. He did not want to be at home when his parents saw his grades. They had been demanding to see his report card for days but Ryan, knowing that he had performed poorly, kept making excuses why he didn't have it so they would not prevent him from going out over the weekend. Finally, on Monday, he left his grades out for his parents to see. When his mother saw the progress report, her heart sank. She suspected the report would be worse than usual, but she was not prepared for three out of six failing marks. After speaking with her husband on the phone, she set up an appointment to meet with Ryan's teachers, school counselor and the vice principal. The meeting proved to be an eye opener. Ryan's parents were told that Ryan had "cut" at least two periods a day for the past two months. Ryan's first period teacher reported that when Ryan was in class, he would usually put his head down on his desk to sleep. To further complicate matters, his physical education teacher, who was also Ryan's football coach, admitted that he had given Ryan a passing grade to keep him eligible to play. Ryan's parents were outraged by the inaction of these school officials and the fact that they had not been informed about their son's behavior. It's difficult to believe that people in positions of responsibility such as teachers, police, probation officers, judges, counselors and physicians, would knowingly allow an adolescent drug problem to continue. It does, in fact, happen. More frequently the case is that these same individuals, due to the lack of a thorough understanding of the causes of drug abuse and the dynamics that allow for its continuance, unwittingly and often with the best of intentions, make decisions that prolong or exacerbate a drug-abuse problem. We have previously discussed denial as a prime factor that perpetuates a drug problem. Another key component that perpetuates drug use is enabling. Enabling refers to the process by which others give to the drug-using individual the opportunity and the power to continue using drugs, thus preventing the user from experiencing the negative consequences of his actions. Enabling detracts from or minimizes the consequences of drug-related behavior. |
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Ch
# 1. A Look at the Problem
Ch # 2. The Stages
of Drug Use and Their Rapid Progression
Ch # 3. Community
Enabling
Ch # 4. Parental
Denial and Enabling
Ch # 5. Setting Limits
for Your Child
Ch # 6. Your Child
in Recovery
Ch # 7. Your Family
in Recovery
Ch # 8. Encouragement
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