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Teenagers

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ByBreezyLilacOrca · 01/03/2025 19:57

My 16yr old broke up with his girlfriend a couple of weeks ago and has been quite withdrawn since and then started missing college and turned off the notifications on his phone. I was worried about his mental health and if he was being bullied and so when he left Snapchat open on his laptop I had a look to see if u could see what’s wrong. I saw that some boy was wanting to beat up my son over the girl and then saw a video of son snorting a white powder up his nose. My husband and I decided to talk to him about it as really worried about him. Our son went wild about us breaking his privacy and in a rage went up to his room and kicked the door in, my husband tried to grab hold of him to calm him down but he escaped and ran off and managed to get out of the house. He’s now text me to say he’s not coming home he’s staying at a friends but has turned off his tracker so I don’t know where he is. How on earth do we get him home after this??

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Itsabeautifulthing · 02/03/2025 00:35

I dont know the answer OP but I'm giving you a handhold. Maybe let things settle down and dont try and force him home. Drugs are no joke and I've a few family members with addiction problems and its a hard road. Try and offer support before he gets too deep into this. He's still a minor but at 16 he's a young man and forcing him home wouldn't be easy. Let things settle and try a heart to heart once his anger wears off a bit. Remind him you only want whats best for him.

Do you know any of his friends parents? Could you ring round and try and figure out who he's staying with?

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