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<blockquote data-quote="toughlovin" data-source="post: 496515"><p>I think the time to draw the line int he sand around cigarettes if when they are very young and start smoking. I have come to believe that cigarettes are the gateway drug.... smoking is really not all that socially acceptable these days and so the kids who smoke are already on the fringe a bit... and I think the next step after cigarettes is pot. At least that is what I heard a speaker say years ago about drug use in teens and it turned out to be so true with my difficult child. FWIW I did makek a big issue otu of cigarette smoking when he started and it made no difference.</p><p></p><p>All that said I agree with Nancy at this point your son is already smoking cigarettes and is trying to stay clean from other drugs. I don't think now it is the battle to fight. Of course we all want our kids to quit smoking as we all know the health risks BUT they are not as risky as other drug or alcohol use and sometimes its better to let that one go. Hopefully he will get to a point when he will want to quit smoking.</p><p></p><p>I have even bought my son cigarettes when he was in treatment... didn't like doing it but knew that everyone else in rehab was smoking and it was not the issue I was most concerned about.</p><p></p><p>So given he is staying clean I think I would sign the permission slip... you can let him know you don't want to but its not a battle you are going to fight. </p><p></p><p>I have no ideas about how to convince your husband though.</p><p></p><p>TL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toughlovin, post: 496515"] I think the time to draw the line int he sand around cigarettes if when they are very young and start smoking. I have come to believe that cigarettes are the gateway drug.... smoking is really not all that socially acceptable these days and so the kids who smoke are already on the fringe a bit... and I think the next step after cigarettes is pot. At least that is what I heard a speaker say years ago about drug use in teens and it turned out to be so true with my difficult child. FWIW I did makek a big issue otu of cigarette smoking when he started and it made no difference. All that said I agree with Nancy at this point your son is already smoking cigarettes and is trying to stay clean from other drugs. I don't think now it is the battle to fight. Of course we all want our kids to quit smoking as we all know the health risks BUT they are not as risky as other drug or alcohol use and sometimes its better to let that one go. Hopefully he will get to a point when he will want to quit smoking. I have even bought my son cigarettes when he was in treatment... didn't like doing it but knew that everyone else in rehab was smoking and it was not the issue I was most concerned about. So given he is staying clean I think I would sign the permission slip... you can let him know you don't want to but its not a battle you are going to fight. I have no ideas about how to convince your husband though. TL [/QUOTE]
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