That he uses for his asthma, the inhaler was missing and I asked him about it then it appear an hour later, so I told him to tell me the truth about it and he would not get in trouble and he said he took 8 puffs to try and get high, but it only made him sick ,what should I do now????
2007-02-15 08:25:22 · 10 answers · asked by wilma 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
Make sure he is aware of the dangers and then trust him. If he was sick he isn't likely to repeat the experiment
2007-02-15 09:54:12 · answer #1 · answered by huggz 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Inhaler abuse is a big-time concern for health care professionals as well as for parents. I am a nurse in pediatrics and see this ocassionally. What to do? Maybe it is time to monitor his use of the inhaler. Frequent use does not give great highs. It usually give unbelievable saddness when the user dies. Do you remember the story of a model who "overused" her inhaler and was found in a bathroom a few years ago by her sister, dead and holding her inhaler.
The real issue here is not the inhaler, but the feeble attempt at drug abuse. Please try to get your son help before he gets to some harder drugs.
Also ask your doctor if a bronchodilater like Advair would be a better choice than the inhaler your son used. It is harder to abuse.
Good luck.
2007-02-15 17:16:24 · answer #2 · answered by Scared8 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, hopefully he's learned his lesson with the inhaler. But you better get the idea of getting high out of his mind right away. Talk to him. I'm sure it's peer pressure. So many kids are doing it. Don't have any cold pills or cough syrup in the house. Make sure that if you have any prescriptions, that you put them away safely where only you can find them. Kids are taking their parents prescription drugs and using them to get high, too. Talk to him--being high is NOT cool. You lose control, you aren't yourself. If he seems depressed about something, talk to him about it. That's where addiction starts--to cope with upsetting things.
2007-02-15 16:31:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like the problem corrected itself if he got sick. Someone probably told him it could be done. Be aware that he is trying to get high and he may have people egging him on. Get dialog going with him. Have a doctor sit down with him on his next visit and talk to him about what getting high really entails and the damage it does.
And lock up household chemicals. If he's asthmatic and experimenting with drugs, he may sniff something that could kill him. Kids think their immortal.
2007-02-15 16:30:49 · answer #4 · answered by morrowynd 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hi
take your son to a Dr and have dr tell your son the benefits from using his puffer the right way and to find out what could happen to him when he over uses the puffer
2007-02-15 16:33:09 · answer #5 · answered by caffsans 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like he learned a lesson, it didn't get him high but made him sick
If you can, watch his BP some of the stuff can make your BP go way up
2007-02-15 16:30:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i guess he learned his lesson
at this age kids think it cool to get high like movie stars but it's not!
2007-02-15 16:34:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
GET HIM SOME COUSELING , AND ALSO INHALING THAT IS HARD ON YOUR HEART , I KNOW CAUSE ,.EVERYTIME I GOT A BREATHING TREATMENT WHEN I WAS SICK , THEY WOULD TAKE MY PULSE VERY CLOSELY.!
2007-02-15 16:34:33 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's good to lock up your household chemicals, but remember they may be available at his friends' houses. Also, please talk to him about the choking game. Good luck.
2007-02-15 16:58:43 · answer #9 · answered by away team 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
eewww wen i had astma i hate tha taste of that! but idk...
2007-02-15 16:33:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋