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A mother addicted to methamphetamine gave her baby away to her dealer in Salt Lake County. Now that dealer is in jail.

My mother’s friends is 3 months pregnant.

She’s 31 years old and has just confessed that she is using drugs, cocaine in particular.

Can anybody tell me what effects using these drugs will have on her baby?

I would like to get some info for them,her parents have already taken her to a counselor but being a mom myself if worries me what can happen to her baby.

No i do not know her well enough to take her to my doctors my mom called me and told me to look up on the internet and i ended up here,this is serious, thank you for the responses so far.

As for the baby being taken away,we live in Canada and our stupid government seems to let hookers keep there babies if they are addicted,it is just stupid!

This girl is a decent women for the most part,this came as quite a shock.

My name is Amber, and I myself am not an alcoholic. My mother, however, has been an alcoholic for my entire life and I just found this out recently.

She’s taken major steps in hiding her alcoholism from my sister and I but the unavoidable happened.

Though I don’t know much about her alcoholism just yet, I’ve asked doctors if the trigger might possibly be Premenstrual dysphoric disorder.

The doctor who specializes in women and the effects that such a disorder might have told me that PMDD could absolutely be a trigger in my mother’s alcoholic fits.

She will only drink every few months, but every time she does it’s a few days before and during her menstrual cycle.

For as long as she has been drinking she absolutely refuses to seek any professional help.

Her first marriage crumbled because of this, and now her second with my step father is nearly over as well.

I just wish to talk to someone to help me with guidance.

I’m completely lost at how to approach her and tell her that this problem that she’s been having for over twenty years might just be set off by a chemical imbalance.

It would really help me if I could talk to someone that I knew might be having or had the same problem as my mother.

I implore you to read this knowing that the woman who has taken care of me for seventeen years is now in dire need of my help.

Please, please help me.

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My mother has advanced alcoholic cirrhosis. She was diagnosed 6 years ago and the doctors told her then if she didn’t stop drinking she would be dead in five years.

For a year she did stop. But since she has resumed drinking heavily, mostly on the weekends. She has various problems associated with her cirrhosis including Portal hypertension, esoph. varices, ascetis.

Her skin isn’t yellow but has this weird green/grey hue to it, and now since November last year she has this horrible rash all over her arms and legs.

She has also been diagnosed as bi-polar but I wonder if she is Bi-Polar at all and it is just the disease effecting her brain.

She went to a dermatologist last week about the rash and he diagnosed it as psoriasis but I doubt he is fully aware of her alcoholism as she keeps it a secret.

My question is how much longer can she possibly go on like this??

How much abuse can my mother’s body take??

I love my mom and I care for her but it is getting to be very overwhelming for me to live in this situation.

Please help me with your suggestions and opinions!

INDIANAPOLIS — A 2-year-old boy was pronounced dead after he was found beneath his passed-out mother — who investigators say admitted she’d been drinking — in an Indianapolis motel room early Wednesday, according to police. Latasha McMorris’ boyfriend found the two on the floor of an EconoLodge motel room on North Shadeland Avenue and, noticing that the boy wasn’t breathing, called 911 at about 12:30 am, police said. The boy, Sheldon Bartley Jr., was taken to Community East Hospital.

Mother charged in toddler death had troubled history

Jeremy Brilliant/Eyewitness News

Indianapolis – A toddler was found dead in a motel and now his mother is being charged in his death. It’s not the first time LaTasha McMorris, 24, has been in trouble for a crime involving alcohol and her children.

Last summer, a judge convicted her of neglect of a dependent. In fact, she was on probation when officers arrested her early Wednesday morning.

On July 19th, 2007, neighbors called police to report two children running loose in the street in the 100 block of Bosart Avenue. Their mother, witnesses said, was clearly under the influence of alcohol. McMorris was arrested for felony neglect of a dependant and public intoxication.

According to court documents, LaTasha was so drunk she fell to the ground while talking to a police officer.  Her blood alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit.

McMorris pleaded guilty and in October was sentenced to one year probation. In the four months since the conviction, she violated the terms of probation at least twice by not getting a job, not completing 24 hours of community service and failing a sobriety test. 

McMorris told a probation officer she “has had a drinking problem and never stopped drinking. She further stated that she has been drinking for ten years and everyone in her immediate family has a problem drinking.” In the past two months, police arrested McMorris on four separate occasions for public intoxication: twice in December and twice in January.   

After the October conviction, her children, two-year-old Sheldon Bartley and a six-year-old daughter, were both placed in the custody of their grandparents. Who took care of them after that is unclear. According to a statement from Child Services:  “DCS will conduct a complete and intensive review to verify all information and facts.”

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How should I react if my mom’s therapist is brainwashing her into AA?

Dear Dr. Peele,

Thank you very much for your informative website.

My question concerns a very annoying Al-Anon therapist of whom my mother is a client. What goes on in their therapy sessions is not really my business, nor am I going to say anything to either of them. But my mom has become a slave to the therapist as far as her relationship with me. She randomly came up with ideas like "tough love" when I drank in the past. I quit drinking entirely almost a year ago, but I don’t think that’s such a huge accomplishment simply because my problems with substance use never got out of hand. I do avoid social situations involving alcohol, but that’s out of common sense more than anything else.

Now, my mom tries to cite "addictive behavior" in everything from my college studies to friendly relationships. She also keeps saying, "you really can’t do it alone, and that’s a fact." If I ask her where this stuff is coming from, inevitably she says "Betty (the therapist) told me all about alcoholism." Last month I finally joined my mom for a therapy session for the first time. I had never spoken to Betty before, even though she seemed to have a lot to say about me prior to ever meeting me.

The session didn’t go that badly, but I did press one issue; I wanted to know if she belonged to AA or a group of that sort. She was offended, but she did admit that she was a member of Al-Anon and her ex-husband was an alcoholic, which is the reason she joined.

I guess this woman is entitled to give out whatever information she chooses to an extent. But I wondered if her constant suggestions to my mother to attend Al-Anon, and her recitation of Al-Anon principles, might be a violation of professional ethics. She is not a Ph.D. or an MSW, I believe she does have an LCSW though. It almost seems like she wants me to go out drinking so that I would join AA. I know, in all probability, she isn’t really doing anything that violates her rights to professionally conduct psychotherapy. Nor do I take what she says seriously, or blame her for any of my own personal/family problems. I do believe, though, that she is brainwashing my mother, and probably just trying to recruit people to join 12 step groups.

Sorry for such a long note…thanks again for your informative website.

Karen

Dear Karen:

What can I say? Your letter is well-written and right on target. You would think it is a professional violation to lay your trip on someone else — but it’s hard to do make this stick. It is true, though, that you need to regard this as a problem between you and your mom (as you indicate). At the same time, I very much admire you for going directly to the source, and confronting this therapist (even though you seemed to keep your cool and participate in a productive interchange). You seem very much together, and you might have to view this as your mother’s idiosyncrasy. Fortunately, it does not seem that your mother had any other power over you than to hector you. In that regard, I hope you had a good reason to stop drinking.

Best,
Stanton

Stanton Peele has been investigating, thinking, and writing about addiction since 1969. His first bombshell book, “Love and Addiction”, appeared in 1975. Its experiential and environmental approach to addiction revolutionized thinking on the subject by indicating that addiction is not limited to narcotics, or to drugs at all, and that addiction is a pattern of behavior and experience which is best understood by examining an individual’s relationship with his/her world. This is a distinctly nonmedical approach. It views addiction as a general pattern of behavior that nearly everyone experiences in varying degrees at one time or another.

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therapist code of ethics,  therapist confidentiality, therapist guide to clinical intervention

Commonly abused drugs
The drugs listed below are commonly abused, and affect the brain and physiology in different ways.

Check out information provided by The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) which offers a chart of commonly abused drugs and identifies how they affect you and what the long-term health risks are.

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Commonly Abused Drugs

Stimulants : Cocaine ,Ritalin (one of several medications for ADHD)
Methamphetamine : Ecstasy
Opioids : Heroin
Vicodin and Oxycontin (painkillers)
Depressants(Benzodiazepine): Valium and Xanax (tranquilizers)
Cannabinoids : Marijuana and Hashish
Hallucinogens and Psilocybin :LSD and PCP
Magic Mushrooms
Inhalants : Aerosols, Nitrous oxide, Nitrites (poppers)
Drugs for increasing muscle mass : Anabolic steroids

Teenage drug abuse and addiction:

For most of us, it’s a no-brainer to avoid misuse of drugs: we see that the dangers and destructive long-term effects outweigh any momentary pleasure drugs afford and act accordingly. But it’s also easy to understand why people use and abuse drugs that pose risks to health and well-being. It’s a matter of brain chemistry.
Drugs are chemicals that enter the brain and mess with the way nerve cells normally send, receive, and process information. Some imitate natural neurotransmitters; for example, narcotic pain relievers mimic the effects of endorphins, the body’s natural “feel-good” chemical. Or they are similar enough to the brain’s natural chemical messengers that they trick brain receptors into activating nerve cells. Stimulants such as cocaine and methamphetamines cause the neurons to release too much of the neurotransmitters, causing the sensation users describe as the brain “racing.”
And, in one way or another, almost all drugs overstimulate the pleasure center of the brain, flooding it with the neurotransmitter dopamine. That produces euphoria, and that heightened pleasure can be so compelling that the brain wants that feeling back again and again. Unfortunately, with repeated use of a drug, the brain becomes accustomed to the dopamine surges by producing less of it, so the user has to take more of the drug to feel the same pleasure – the phenomenon known as tolerance.
But what causes people to want to tinker with their brain chemistry in the first place? Some are thrill-seekers, some just curious; some try drugs because their friends use, or they want to be perceived as cool. Even more susceptible, though, are the many people who use drugs in order to cope with unpleasant emotions and the difficulties of life. The National Alliance on Mental Illness estimates that about half of all drug abusers also suffer from a mental illness such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia.
People who are suffering emotionally use drugs not so much for the rush but to escape from their problems. They’re trying to self-medicate themselves out of loneliness, low self-esteem, unhappy relationships, stress, and many other types of problems. Drug use doesn’t solve any of those problems, and it can easily make them worse or create new ones. But even if the user knows that, the short-term escape drugs provide can be so attractive that the dangerous consequences of abuse can seem unimportant.

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Drug abuse and addiction in teenagers
Teenagers are especially vulnerable to drug abuse for several reasons:
In the adolescent brain, the centers for judgment and self-control are still developing, resulting in many teens being less than careful about the decisions they make and more open to risk-taking
Kids think they’re immortal and nothing can kill them
Teens are notorious conformists, so many are going to want to do what the other kids are doing, or do things that they think will make them look cool
Contemporary adolescence is filled with stress and problems, some of which is exaggerated, but unfortunately some of the stress is experienced fully. Even if a teen over-dramatizes or magnifies a problem, the temptation to self-medicate is real
Although it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between normal adolescent behaviors and drug-related activities, it is possible to get a good picture of what’s going on in your child’s life if you take an active interest in their daily lives.

Many parents rely on the three W’s:
Knowing…
WHERE they are at all times
WHAT they are doing
WHO they are with

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Structure is achieved by defining and modeling acceptable behaviors, by limiting unacceptable behaviors, and by making sure your child clearly understands the difference between the two.
Signs and Symptoms of Teenage Drug Use
The following list includes behaviors that may be red flag indicators of teen drug use – particularly if you notice several of these symptoms in your child:
Some Common Warnings of Teen Drug Use :
School performance, declining grades, increased absences, reported truancy
Withdrawal from hobbies, teams, family life
Marked change in behavior ranging from hostility to violence
Changes in energy level, having unusual amounts of energy or increased fatigue
Increased secrecy about possessions or activities
Use of incense, room freshener, or perfume to hide smoke or chemical odors
Wearing new clothes that highlight drug use, or suggest inappropriate conduct, or lack of concern for appearance and grooming
Evidence of drug paraphernalia, such as pipes and rolling papers
Evidence of eye drops used to mask bloodshot eyes or dilated pupils
Missing prescription drugs
Unusual requests for money without reasonable explanations for why they need it, discovering money has been stolen from your home or wallet, or finding objects missing which may have been sold to support a drug habit .

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As we all walk this road called life, there will be different challenges that will confront us. And one such challenge or obstacle may be of a physical nature. Because of the complexity of our bodies, there could be several people with some sort of a physical aliment, yet, each situation completely different from the other. Each individual could relate to their own situation, and at the same time, know nothing at all about another person’s physical condition.

However, I have discovered that there is a common condition, situation that most of us at one time or another have suffered from, some individuals have on a daily basis, and it is called stress! Now, I have been in the ministry for over half my life, along with being a pastor for nearly ten years. Also, I have been a chaplain at a maximum security prison. So, I qualify to know what it is to deal with stress. Anytime you have to deal with the public, people in general, it will always involve encountering stress. I remember once telling my doctor, during my annual physical, that I was wanting to reduce the stress in my life. He knows that I pastor a church and asked, how was I going to that-retire?

Therefore, I have come to the conclusion, unlike a physical condition that could be a temporary situation, stress is here to stay. Since I am not going to change what I do in life as far as work is concerned, I one day determined in my heart to learn how to reduce the stress level in my world.

Now, one good motivator to learn how to reduce stress is this thought: Reducing stress will lengthen your life! All kinds of things can develop due to stress, such as for example, your heart, blood pressure, and even your cholesterol level to name a few, can be effected due to not learning how to reduce the stress in your life.

There are numerous ways that are very effective in reducing stress, and in this article I want to share with someone what helps relieve the stress level in my life. First of all, I am married to a wonderful woman, who is my best friend, who is always in my corner. She is on my side, and is there for me when I need moral support when things get rough. However, I have found that it is good to have a friend that you can relate to besides your spouse. I have been blessed with a older pastor,who is a father figure to me, a mentor, who I can call and talk to, which helps me to deal with stressful issues. Also, going to church, participating in the services has helped me to deal or reduce my stress level. The idea of just being with other people has a way of relieving stress in a person’s life. Many times I have gone to a church service with a heavy load on my mind, but was helped, able to better cope with what was going on in my world, the stress for a short time had gone away. I must include, that what greatly reduces my stress level is my daily prayer and Bible reading.

The next two techniques that have always worked for me, which I enjoy very much, is a great stress reducer for me. I love being around children. They have a way of helping you to forget everything that may be going wrong in your life. Perhaps a phone call to one of my children or the children in my church will come and give me a hug, and tell me that they love me. This has never failed to help me deal better with the current stress in my life. Then, there is my extended family, my dogs and cats. My pets, these friends of mine have always been able to reduce the stress in my life. I do have a indoor cat named Aaron or I should say Sir Aaron. He is not your typical independent cat. But, he needs my attention, and I must say that I need his attention as well. On any given day, Aaron will jump on my lap and purr himself asleep. Once in a while he will pat me with his paw as though he is telling me, it’s going to be alright.

Here are a couple of other ways I have found useful in helping to reduce stress in my world. I have discovered that playing a game on the computer, such as solitaire, helps reduce stress. Now, this next technique is going to seem hard to believe. I have three acres of grass that I mow, and cutting the lawn has become a great stress reducer for me. When I am on my riding lawn mower, this has become my outlet of getting away or occupying mind on something else other than the stress related issues in my life.

I know that we are all different individuals who deal with stress on an on going basis. Also, I acknowledge the fact that what may help reduce stress in one person may not work in another. But, the important thing to remember is this, find something that does help you to reduce your stress. Your life depends on it.

Hello, my name is M. Lee Miller. I am married to a beautiful woman named Elizabeth. We have four wonderful children and three fantastic grandchildren. I have a Doctorate in Theology and a Ph.D in Religion. I have been in the ministry for 30 years and a pastor for over nine years. I really enjoy life and the opportunities that I have had in trying to help others during difficult periods in their lives.

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