Advice RE: ADHD son with serious struggles

calla1
Sat, 13 Apr 2013 11:56:14 +0000

Point well taken, tortoise. Yes, the ADD/ADHD is very important to address because it is often undiagnosed and quite debilitating. In addition, in people with addiction issues, the medication issues are tricky because many of the medications that treat ADHD can contribute to addictions.

I do think, however, that the absolute first priority for treatment is the drug use. Until the drugs are cleared out of his system, it will a) be impossible to get an accurate picture of what is really going on, and b) be extremely difficult to conduct meaningful interventions, therapeutic or otherwise.