I think I'm still in shock, so I'll keep this short... It might sound a bit weird and unemotional, but I don't know how to react yet...
My 16yo son came to me after midnight, telling me he was scared because his heart was beating 'wrong'. I asked a few Qs about anxiety and - because I am not stupid and it is just a couple of days after new years eve - about whether he had taken anything he shouldn't have. He quickly broke down, started sobbing and gasping, and confessed that he has been taking M-Cat (also known as mephadrone, drone, miao miao - according to Frank), that it had started as a monthly party thing but had got totally out of control over Christmas, and that he had stolen my bank card and spent around £700 of my money. He said sorry a lot and said he was going to stop and change...
I can't even begin to think about the money side of it now. I am a single parent on a lowish income, but this was money from an insurance claim sitting in a separate account (waiting for me to get my hall replastered from a bath leak) so luckily it will not bankrupt us. It doesn't seem as important as the health and life of my stupid son, who has been putting a chemical fertilizer up his nose ffs.
I have spent much of the night on the internet, so I now know something about the drug. It makes pretty scary reading, not least cos it's new and no-one seems to know much. My pressing questions are these, and I'd be really grateful if anyone has direct experience of anything similar with their own teen...
-I know teens have died fm this drug. Is this risk 'only' when they're actually taking it, or does it continue, and if so for how long? Do I need to worry about him dropping dead in his sleep or at college?
-How addictive is it? Is he going to have trouble stopping?
-Is there anything that will help with withdrawal symptoms?
-We live in a small town and it will be more or less impossible for him to avoid other kids who are also doing this drug... Any ideas about how he can manage this, esp since he clearly hasn't so far?
I will have a whole load of other questions and things to get my head round (including how could I not have noticed?) but these seem like the most urgent. If you know anything about this, I'd really welcome your comments.
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Help, does anyone have experience of a teen using M-Cat (miao miao/mephedrone)?
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flow4 · 03/01/2012 07:56
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