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How to cope when your adult child makes dangerous choices

My 22-year-old moved in with friends who party constantly and do drugs and I lie awake terrified that I will get a phone call saying something terrible has happened.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The excruciating powerlessness of watching someone you love make choices that could destroy them while knowing intervention might destroy your relationship.

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“Where Are You with Launching adult children?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.