Our kids in high school are now becoming addicted to hard drugs sooner as a result of the availability of prescription medications.
Some states have recovery high schools. Fortunately, Richmond Virginia has one, too. This story sent to me by a mom who wanted to share a story of the young men who are holding onto each other, literally, for dear life. All of them suffer from addiction as well as another mental illness such as depression.
Yesterday, I was driving David and two other boys home from Recovery High School to my house. We passed a dead dog on Main Street. One of the boys, Billy, started to cry. At first he was embarrassed and then David and Andrew, the other boy, told him they loved him and to let it out. That it’s OK to cry when you’re sad.
This young man, 16, sobbed over that dog, and was so sad about what happened to that poor animal. Then he thanked David and Andrew for being his bros and for just loving and accepting him. And letting him cry without shame.
It was a moment for me that gave me utter goosebumps. They are so raw and honest and real with each other. The young boy that cried has a year of sobriety and he was into hard drugs and refuses to go back to regular high school.
He told me he will stay there at the recovery high school because every kid in there understands his demons both mentally and as a drug user.
