Question: “My 25-year-old son was admitted to a rehabilitation centre a while ago and I am just beginning to learn the terms around the topic of addiction. I am surprised by the things I could have picked up before hell broke loose. My entire life is on its head and the confusion is beyond comprehension. Is mine the typical scenario?”
Sadly, you are with the majority in the sense that most parents are caught by surprise by the finding that their son or daughter has been using drugs or alcohol to a point of admission to a hospital.
