Motivate Your Teenager to Stay Off Drugs

By Bob Oros

My wife and I were traveling when our son called from Oklahoma City and told us that Julie, our daughter, was found dead in her apartment from a drug overdose. She was 27 years old. If I had it to do over again what would I tell her? If you are looking for a long, technical answer, this is not for you. This is the first step and if it is not taken, it is unlikely anything else will work.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Jul 31, 2016
• ISBN: 9781365297199

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Motivate Your Teenager to Stay Off Drugs

Motivate Your Teenager to Stay Off Drugs

Category:  Self Improvement

ISBN: 978-1-365-29719-9

© 2017 Bob Oros All rights reserved

Author: Bob Oros

Description:  My wife and I were traveling when our son called from Oklahoma City and told us that Julie, our daughter, was found dead in her apartment from a drug overdose. She was 27 years old. It was heartbreaking. After 14 years it was finally over.  If I had it to do over again what would I tell her? If you are looking for a long, technical answer, this is not for you.  If you want the truth after a lifetime to think about it, in a short, easy to read format, this may be the solution.  If it is not, it is unlikely anything else will work.

Keywords: opioid crisis, opioid addiction, stop using opioids, heroin addiction, drug addiction, oxycontin abuse, substance abuse, addiction help, addiction treatment, teenage addiction, teen alcohol, addiction therapy, oxycontin addiction

This book is not intended as a substitute for the medical advice of physicians. The reader should regularly consult a physician in matters relating to his/her health and particularly with respect to any symptoms that may require diagnosis or medical attention.

The concept in this book is based on the teachings of three people you need to know:

James Allen, Napoleon Hill, and Ralph Waldo Emerson.

The phone call

On March 7th, 1997 I received the worst phone call of my life.

My wife and I were traveling in Canada on business when our son called from Oklahoma City and told us that Julie, our daughter, was found dead in her apartment from a drug overdose. She was 27 years old. It was heartbreaking and at the same time gave me a sense of peace. After 14 years it was finally over.

She was a brilliant and gifted child up to the age of 13, when she made a bad choice and started experimenting with drugs. We tried everything possible within our means to help her stop using drugs. She went through all the rehab programs available, but nothing worked. Each day of her life she fought a battle between staying clean and using drugs.

Anyone who has never seen the pain a person goes through when they are fighting an addiction has no idea of the power it holds over your life.

When we were cleaning out her apartment there was a small box on her dresser. It was her prayer box. She would write down her prayer on a small piece of paper and put it in her box. When I opened the box there was a single piece of paper that read please stop me from doing drugs. Her prayer was answered, not the way she expected. But she was finally at peace.  I am now much older and wiser. If I could turn the clock back to when she was 13 years old, what would I tell her? I have had a lifetime to think about it. I can’t turn back the clock and talk to her, so that