Just found out daughter is on crack

My god what do I do to make her stop she has a 1yr. Old son I am so worried about and a worthless boyfriend that she probably won’t give up that everyone says now to me is a crack head and all I can think is to try to take her son from her,please help me I have never had to deal with anything like this before

Answer #1

Frist of all, stop panicking. You’re jumping way ahead without any evidence. You don’t even know if she is really doing crack or how often she is doing it, or whether it is interfering with her life. Why don’t you first find out about that? Then, because confrontation is rarely helpful when it comes to addicts, talk to her about it. I know it is hard, but if you come from a ‘I want to help you do whatever you believe is best for you’ vs. ‘I know what is best for you and I will make you do it’, you are more likely to get somewhere with her. If she admits to use, just engage her in a discussion. Try to get her to point out what the downfalls are, where she’s messing up. I’d use every possible soft approach first. Maybe she wants help but doesn’t know how to ask for it. And mom coming in demanding she get help will just put her back up and the willingness she had will be gone because it is a matter of control. Now, because a child is involved, you do need to see if she is safe. Again if they are out getting high on the weekends, I would approach this from a positive approach and ask if you can babysit during the weekends. I would save the threats till the end, because they are the least effective ways of doing this. Again though, your granddaughter is priority. So you first need to figure out whether she is safe or not.

Answer #2

MY DADS A POLICE OFFICER MY ADVICE IS you ASK HER TO STOP AND TRY TO GET HER OFF IT SLOWLY!!! SLOWLY SLOWLY!!!

Answer #3

ASK HER WHERE you WENT WRONG AND why SHE STARTED AND TALK IT OUT!!!

Answer #4

I SAY YOUR DAUGHTER IS AN ADULT YOU CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH ONE THING YOU CAN DO IS GET CUSTODY OF YOUR GRAND BABY BUT THAT COULD ALSO BE BAD FOR HER SHE MIGHT JUST GET DEEPER INTO HER DRUGS

Answer #5

Look for drug abuse help lines in the St Louis area. Call one, today!

It sounds like you daughter does not have a drug conviction yet. If you can intervene before this happens then your daughter will have a much better life.

Answer #6

well there are 2 things… if she is younger then 18 and she already has a child, she is more likely to be on other things then just crack. and if you dont help her now she will not get better anytime soon. just because she will think that you are just over reacting…

and if she is over 18 and doing what she is doing around her 1 year old (kid) there is more likely for the cops to take her baby away.

so I would suggest talking to her and tring to straighen out her life before someone else does. and if you take her kids for a while just while she goes to rehabe it will help her out even better… gud luck…

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