Question:
My son is completing his senior year of high school and will be entering a local university in the fall. His Father and I have found evidence of him drinking alcohol and abusing prescription medication. His attitude has changed in that he used to be very involved with the family. Now, he sleeps more than usual and doesn’t seem to have any excitement about attending university in the fall. What, as his parents, can we do to help him get on the right path?


Answer:
First and foremost, good for you for recognizing the changed behavior in your son. Change for young adults is hard and made even harder when they are abusing alcohol and/or prescription medication. Often, people suffering from anxiety and/or depression attempt to “self-medicate” which results in becoming dependent upon substances. Being able to cope with change and address it head-on is key in developing healthy adults. It’s important to break the cycle of feelings of anxiety and depression, self-medicating with alcohol which in turn leads to increased anxiety and depression.

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