Decided to start a new thread w/ this topic... wanted to see what the rest of you think about it...

I had a crazy dream last night!!! Maybe not a typical 'using' dream but most definitely a dream about drugs. My addiction started at a very early age due to severe menstual cramps that were "cured" by prescription pain killers. My addiction escalted out of control for many years, too many, in fact. It was painful=( My absolute biggest fear in the ENTIRE world is that my precious daughter would ever have to fight these evil demons that I fight everyday. I am truly terrified for her. I try to keep up on the teen drug epidemic although my daughter is 12. (can't start too early, huh?) I recently read an article about what is called "a candy bowl party". The kids go to their parents medicine cabinets and look for certain types of drugs (they are given a list of the types of med.s to look for in order to obtain the best "high") They then get together and pour all the pills into a bowl and pass it around selecting whatever pills they like best. Scared me to death!!!
So what was my dream about last night?... the picture that I keep seeing over and over again in my mind is of my daughter holding the bowl with one hand and a handful of pills in the other. I'm having trouble typing right now just thinking abou it. I want to protect my baby from all of this SO bad but I know that I can't. I'll educate her the best I can and keep the lines of communication as open as I possibly can. I'll watch diligently for signs of anything that would imply she is using drugs.
The kicker though?... when my daughter started her period last year she was having a lot of problems w/ heavy bleeding and cramping as well. I took her to the doctor and quess what they suggested? A prescription for Vicodin! I was SO angry that it took everything I had not to hit the doctor! And people wonder why we are facing the prescription drug epidemic that we are today... please!
Anyway, this situation w/ my daughter has helped me realize how absolutely impairative it is that I stay clean.

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JKM, what i found out is that its like a candy store out there..drugs are everywhere..opiates are the big drug craze. pills are being sold in college classrooms. I can tell you to educate and keep educating, but i did all that sent my son to the best schools, he was constanly around loving parents and grandparents. iam learning about the disease of addiction ..my suggestion is keep your eyes wide open im sure you can tell the signs when others cant..trust your gut instincts.