Dealing with your Sikh child's drug & alcohol addiction

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Sat Sri Akal,

I belong to a very religious Sikh family, and I am a mother of an 18 year old son who has been abusing alcohol & drugs for the past 3 years. My husband and I have tried to help him but unfortunately we have had no success in our efforts to stop him from using drugs & alcohol.

Some of the approaches we have tried are :

• Grounded him or taking away privleges
• Talking to him about harmful effects of his drug use.
• Family intervention through our elders, his siblings and cousins.
• Offered and started professional counseling.
• Offered rewards for stopping etc....

I am hoping to talk with other sikh parents who are facing similar situation and how they dealt with something similar. I am also interested to hear from past drug users for any suggestions on how to help him break from this addiction.


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