Our youngest son is more than likely doing prescription drugs (Xanax, Elderol, Ritalin, etc.) Husband in complete denial and refuses to let me do a drug test on the kid. Other three siblings in college and have TOLD dad to let me, but it was easier to drop it.

I am NOT giving up because of my husband. I plan to go forth and conquer! Too much is on the line here, but ... mark my words ... it IS happening.

The newest drug abuse available to teens is prescription drugs, which, perhaps most of you know. After suspecting this for awhile now, I talked to the school secretary where my son attends and was told what to look for. Get this: they slice their tennis shoes just above the sole, carve out a "well" of sorts where the drugs can be stored ... and guess who has such a slit??? Worse yet is that whatever he's using costs $2.00.

Then they use a deodorant stick and somehow manage to store them in there because .. surprise ... deodorant sticks are (of course) allowed in school.

Thursday a.m. he asked for a new deodorant stick and I watched as he checked to make sure that it had the "correct" bottom of sort.

And, to add even more "suspicion" to the case is that he was given Saturday school because he was "rough housing" in the hall and was late for class. This class just "happened" to be PE ... the one subject my son was ADAMENT that I not sub in.

Coincidence? One or two, maybe. Not all of the above. AND ESPECIALLY THE SLICE IN THE SHOE.

The hard part is that it's Saturday and I'm impatient. I want answers NOW ... patience was never my strong suit, but God has a reason. I sure wish I knew what??!!!

I was told that the drug store kits won't test for these type of RX drugs and, in fact, if he has a commercial test done that I would have to designate that they test for this, too, since it's out of their "normal" drug testing.

I'm looking for advice, any advice, as well as support.

Oh, and to add insult to injury - I'm on this website because I was dx with Parkinson's four years ago at the age of 43. Life sucks, doesn't it?

Be assured, however, that despite the above, I still have my faith and sense of humor ... and that's two things that NO ONE CAN TAKE AWAY!