Drugs in DS room. Shall I take to police?

[DickDarstedly]

I found some drugs in DS room. It’s white powder wrapped in paper inside a ziplock type bag. DS admits they are illegal drugs but does not want to say what they are. I want to know what they are to give me some idea of what is happening for him. Of course none of it is good but I would find it easier to come to terms with it being cocaine or ecstasy because I associate that with occasional fun times (yes, I know this isn’t always the case), rather than crack or heroin which would make me much more concerned for him. He has ADHD and I do think he is more vulnerable to self medication, dependency, impulsive behaviour etc.

Would it be mad to ask police if they would test it?

Coke is cheap these days (relatively speaking), widely available and very popular with young people. I saw someone do a key quite openly on the bus the other day. It was only 8.30am as well!

Ketamine is very popular among teens these days. Much cheaper and more widely available that coke. Don't involve the police, flush it down the toilet. How old is DS?

Why are so many people suggesting flushing it down the toilet? Why contaminate the sewers??

Please read the actual thread, stop guessing based on your imagination

I have no intention of involving the police with DS yet. I just want to know what the drugs actually are. The first few posts informed me that police don’t do testing of samples but that there is an organisation in Wales which seems to be (in theory) available to anybody who can get a sample to them.

I just want to know what exactly the drugs are. I would never give the police our details and I know it would be fairly useless for all concerned if I asked the police to be in involved at this stage.

There is also absolutely NOT an epidemic of coke being cut with fentanyl. Heroin perhaps but still very unlikely in the UK.

amp.theguardian.com/society/2021/aug/03/drug-poisoning-deaths-in-england-and-wales-reach-record-high

Could be ketamine. It’s very popular with the youngsters.

Yes you'd be mad. Don't get your son a criminal record.

Take it to the police? How do you think that is going to go? You walk in there with drugs, and they said “oh yes madam of course we will test them for you, no questions asked”??

If you say you “found them” they aren’t going to test them for you. If you tell them you found them in your son’s room, you risk them coming round and searching your house/potentially nicking your son.

Ketamine is kind of like little crystal fibres, not so much a powder.

How would it go if you got your son to agree to hand it in to the police and you went together? He might be able to give them valuable information on where he got it from?

It sounds like coke.

I would just sit down and talk to him calmly.

Nasty shock though. Poor you.

Why won't you tell us how old he is?

Article does not mention drugs cut with fentanyl. Mentions opiate deaths and fentanyl is not a common opiate and young people are not generally using opiates.

Likely cocaine or ketamine. Take to wedinos for a result

Have a conversation with your son, ask him what the harms are. How does he keep him self safe. Don't condone but educate.
Build a relationship where you can talk about it. If he wants to use he will use. But having a supportive relationship makes him more likely not to use

Speed smells like cat piss

Don't "take" it to a police station. You don't want to be caught with drugs on you.

Sorry you are going through this. It must be very stressful. I agree with the others, flush it away.

That talks about deaths from cocaine and deaths from fentanyl, there will not be a crossover as they are very different drugs, no coke dealer would cut with fentanyl.

Please don't throw anyone out! Its the quickest way to make the situation SO much worse. Addiction isn't logical...kids need help if they've fallen down that well. Help doesn't mean being soft, it can be harsh but it needs to work. I have a zero tolerance too.