Think our oldest is drinking cough syrup...

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You could let her have MySpace with your supervision... I did this with my boys... I had their password and would access it randomly.. ask who friends were and more importantly read messages.. And if I saw bad language I would actually post back on there with a message from ME> Everyone wins this way.. She can have it, but warn her you will be checking it often. Also.. your assumption is probably right as we mothers have that keen instinct of knowing our children.. BUT.. could she be taking it to school and selling it? still not good, or does she just like the taste of it.. My 8 yr old loves medicine.. cough med is the one he likes the least... but he know he only gets it when he's sick becuase too much will KILL him.. OK>. I told him too much is bad for his kidneys and will make him very sick.. As a mom of 5 boys.. (girls are probably worse for wanting to fit in) Fight your battles wisely and sometimes let her think she is winning .. pay attention to what the other girls are wearing (makeup , hairstyles etc) If she is feeling like she does not fit in , help her too.. Make sure she feels GREAT about herself and who she is.. within boundries of course. But first you have to get her to open up and let you in. Just an Idea: Don't let her know what your intentions are... If she likes the mall.. Take her shopping and make the day ALL about her.. Listen to everything with an open mind and as hard as it is.. don't criticize anything that day.. If her choices are good, try to nicely say , well thats nice, but lets see what our other options are.. buy her a CD.. her own shampoo, maybe a little perfume.. LOL Im rambling.. sorry.. (grin) Is she physical challenged in any way? overweight, zits , bigger boobs then her friends.. or smaller then friends.. All these not important things in our adult life but are very very important to them.. Always remember back.. I remember when I couldnt go to a game or dance.. I thought the world had ended.. Even though I look back now and think.. WOW.. if I could just to back to those problems again.. LOL
and I the ending note.. I did the ipecac once.. they sell it in small 2oz bottles and that amount will not KILL her.. My 2 boys ate a whole bottle of kids tylenol.. poison control said it wouldnt hurt the oldest, but the toddler depending on how much it could damage something.. Well I didn't know who ate what and at that point I was so made cuz the 4/5 yr old new better.. they both got the ipecac and he puked and puked and puked.. It was a great lesson.. So I would mix it in the cough syrup bottle and dont forget to mark THAT bottle somehow. Also you could scratch a line on the back of the bottle to mark its levels and check it daily to see if its going down.. if it is, then you know she's drinking it..
If she says she drinks it only when she has a cough (and she does not) talk to the doctor and have them give you sugar tablets in a prescription bottle for her.. she will think she's getting something and she's not.. OK>> sorry again.. maybe to many opinions.. and by all means.. these are just my opinions.. hopeing something works for ya soon.. I feel for ya.. Kim

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The first thing I would do is to stop giving your sick kids cough medicine. Most doctors will agree that it is useless, BUT

Even if it is effective, it does nothing to heal the body, It only suppresses natural symptoms that your body has developed to make you better. Over the long haul this type of approach will only make your body sicker.


Second, dont do the weaselly thing and use ipecac. Again you are only addressing the symptom here(drug use). Why not approach your daughter in a loving manner and see if you can figure out why she is doing this.


Thirdly, dont overreact. This is nowhere near the end of the world. Probably 90% of kids are gonna try something like this....Why, because it sounds fun....drink a bottle of cough syrup and feel funny for a while. Its not good to get hooked on it, but it is not necessarily a sign of any problems. There are plenty of good kids out there doing drugs just because they can be enjoyable and they are pervasive in our culture. While I am wholely against drug use, I honestly belive that the kids who never try it are the ones that will end up with the worst issues. Its a fine line to walk, but don't overreact. If junior gets into the liquor cabinet he needs to be disciplined, but it isnt the end of the world.


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Ipacac = BAD NEWS! it is for EMERGENCY use only!!! 99.9% of anything poisonous actually says on the container DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING!!! therefore even having epicac in the house is un-warranted anyway.

Don't keep medicine in your house if you're not sick!!= most OTC durgs and all perscription drugs have an expiration date, after that date or after you are well again, FLUSH THEM!!!

slipping drugs to your kids= BAD NEWS What happens if you slip something to her that she is allergic to? Epicac is dangerous (It does cause vomiting after all....) AND you can land in jail for endangerment.

If you suspect your child is addicted or using medicine wrongly, be the adult and do something about it. If not YOU directly, get her professional help. THEN call the parents of her frineds (You do know her best friends, right?) because I GARONTEE she didn't figure this out on her own. Someone put her up to it.

She needs help not a punishment---help her---
If you need a drug and alcohol counselor let me know, I can find one in your area.
 
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Me and my sister were raised in the same household, with the same parents and same upbringing. I have never even smoked a cigarette in my life, little sister on the other hand has tried everything there is out there and FINALLY at age 28 she has gotten it all together. i learned a LOT of things from her rehab and one of them is: don't think you can do it alone. If she can't get her fix at home, she WILL get it somewhere, somehow. This has to be nipped in the bud NOW, before it progresses on to something more hardcore. Kids will do unspeakable things to get the drugs they want no matter how hard you try to prevent it. We've been through it for YEARS. I would suggest a stern heart to heart to see just how bad it is and what other drugs/stimulants she is abusing and then take her to rehab or counseling according to waht you are really dealing with. Have you hidden the gas, lighter fluid, spray paint, oven cleaner, and anything else that comes in an aerosol can? Anything can be huffed and is just as if not more deadly than anything you can drink, snort, smoke, or shoot up.
 
Rather than ipecac, I would put green food coloring in the bottle WITH the niquil. A LOT OF IT so it does not fade out. YOU will know immediately who has the problem. Friends or daughter! It will not change the taste of the niquil nor will it make them throw up. It is a tool to decide who is abusing.

At that point, confront the ones responsible for taking the niquil and figure out from that point, what is the issue, what is happening, what is going to happen and grounding is a no brainer. Does your daughter go to the local youth center. That is BAD. the youth center around here is just a big makeout joint and rumor has it that you can drink there and no one ever gets caught. This comes from my 12 year old daughter that has seen this going on.

And don't forget, my daughter also said that she is one of a handful of girls in her class of 60 that has not had sexual intercourse! We are talking 6-7th graders here. These kids are far more knowledgable about life and encounters than I was in college! We as parents have to be so into our kids business to know what is going on. Thankfully, both of my girls 15 and 12 are very open about what is happening with their friends and such.

I am sorry you have to go through this but glad you found out now before a bigger problem has occurred. I am not looking forward to my daughters growing through this stage. Good luck and you all will be in my prayers.
 
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I don't think she is looking for professional help here as much as opinions and options or maybe someone who's gone through something like it or to just vent too. I agree with most of the otherstuff though.
I am not the type of person to take your statment personally.. However there are some I'm sure that if they read it they'd never feel good about posting anything again in this thread or any other.. wondering whether it will be appropriate.. and those are the people who need to feel welcomed in the first place in my opinion. VENTING is good, Talking is Good.. and sharing something like this is NEVER easy.
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OH.. That is a great idea.. I think this is the best so far.. At least she can't lie about it then.. when her lips, teeth and mouth are all green.. (funny picture on that one) do it on the weekend though.. so you don't have to explain to the school why she looks like an alien
 
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please please please NEVER flush any OTC or prescription drugs down the toilet.

take them back to the pharmacy and ask them to dispose of it for you.
 
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OH.. That is a great idea.. I think this is the best so far.. At least she can't lie about it then.. when her lips, teeth and mouth are all green.. (funny picture on that one) do it on the weekend though.. so you don't have to explain to the school why she looks like an alien

You know it might be a good thing to show the school and classmates what happens when you get caught in the medicine chest at home!
 

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