My grandson is 20 and lives with me because his mother [ my daughter ] was killed in a car wreck when he was 7. He has a drug problem and I have been up all night with him acting like a crazy man. I had the police here last night but all they did was talk to him.He is on probation for a felony charge of forgery by passing. I am thinking of callig his probation officer and asking her to pick him up for a UA so she will lock him up. This is so hard. what should I do? He is in there right now rantng and raving. Please help now !

Yes, I would call his PO!

This is a situation that has consequences no matter what you do. You will have regrets no matter what you decide unfortunately but what it all comes do to is his life. If his life is at risk then do whatever you have to do to protect him from destroying himself. However if you do this you do have to realize that the system is not always kind to people with drug problems but I know plenty of people on PTO and in real life who are very thankful their addict loved one is still alive though in prison or jail. Depending on the probation officer you may be able to convince them to send him to treatment or rehab. If it was me I would demand that and talk to your grandson afterwards about the deal you made. Ive done this sucessfully twice with my husband all though he was not sucessful in rehab. I am thankful he is in prison now, otherwise he would be dead, Im very certain of that.
Often a parole officer or probation officer will put them in rehab or treatment if there is a family member or loved one very involved and a part of the process. It is in their power to do this instead of prison or jail. Since he already has a record now you will not be making that part of his life worse.
We have an addiction forum that may be of use to you for support since we have many members in this sort of situation, you can find it at this link: http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=202
Please feel free to PM me or to post in the addiction forum. We can also move this thread there if you like. Stay strong, its a tough one for sure but sometimes we have to be cruel to be kind. Its all about love, not enabling.
Hugs !!!

Take it from a mother that made that call. It was the hardest thing I ever did but it was also the smartest and i do not regret making that call. If i hadnt he could have killed someone or his self.

Wow, this post caught my attention. I agree with Witchlin that this is a complicated issue. One of the things that really caught my eye is that you HAD called the police and they HAD talked to him. Had it been a truly psychotic episode or anything life-threatening or dangerous it's my feeling they would have acted on it.
I went through this endlessly with my son, who eventually DID end up in prison...however his lawyer once gave me some very sage advice:
He asked me to consider that more than likely my son would eventually get arrested (and violated on his probation,) but I shouldn't necessarily be the one to put him in the revolving-door state prison system. That was for me more than him - whatever happened as a result of me putting him in the system might be hard for ME to live with. Detachment can be such a tightrope ride!
The system is harsh for drug users and does not necessarily provide much real rehabilitation. I agree with Witchlin that some PO's can be compassionate and see the benefit of treatment over incarceration, but not all. I often made some kind of arrangment myself to return my son to treatment and then notified the PO. This certainly sat better with the PO as it was (after all) voluntary on my son's part.
You could also seek out the help of an interventionist, if possible!
My best to you..
Julia

Sorry, I did not see the date on this post - I pray things have worked out for you.. and that your grandson is getting some help..
Julia