tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452076560635353634.post2944933110568921161..comments2023-10-12T06:05:41.794-07:00Comments on OXYCONTIN and OPIATE ADDICTION-A Mother's Story: One Day At a Time is a victory-- and what about ADD?Debby of Oxycontin and Opiate Addiction: A Mother's Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14881167853310152283noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452076560635353634.post-31326606240058217822009-05-27T18:00:20.891-07:002009-05-27T18:00:20.891-07:00oddly enough, the oldest granddaughter was diagnos...oddly enough, the oldest granddaughter was diagnosed with ADHD. in reading about it, there i was sitting in the doctors office...and i about fell out of my chair.<br /><br />it said....<br /><br />a whopping 75% of undiagnosed people who grow up with adhd will end up abusing drugs, usually the type of drugs that 'slow' you down. they get to the point that they cannot stand the fast rate at which their brain works when everyone else does not think as they do etc.<br /><br />having had adhd all my life, but not knowing about it for years and years I thought it was normal to think of seven or eight things at a time ALL THE TIME.<br /><br />In talking to my daughter the heroin addict (and mother to the child who has adhd) she told me that yes, she did take drugs to slow down to normal speed.<br /><br />not an excuse. still don't even think it's an illness, heroin addition. i still maintain it's a really bad lifestyle choice.<br /><br />but, i can understand the adhd thingy. and, i think the odds are the booklet ws right.<br /><br />if you google percentage of undiagnosed adhd people who go on to use heroin, i wonder what you would get?<br /><br />dawnAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03699870975776139552noreply@blogger.com