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In your opinion, is pot the gateway drug?
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<blockquote data-quote="toughlovin" data-source="post: 551171"><p>Hi Dixie,</p><p></p><p>I heard once that cigarettes are the gateway drug!! In my sons case i think that was true. He always says pot is his drug of choice and that may be true, but fact is he will use anything to get high and has used a lot of different things.</p><p></p><p>Your son wants you to believe that smoking pot and drinking are no big deal everybody does it. He wants you to believe this so that he can continue doing it with no recriminations from you. It is also in his best interest ( in his mind) to have you believe he is not doing anything else.</p><p></p><p>So the problem with drug testing is there are lots of things that dont show up or stay in your system a short time...lsd for example. There are also lots of over the counter drugs kids use that are not tested for...such as robitussen. And ther are synthetic forms of pot such as spice and K2 that will not show up on standard drug tests. So drug testing can give you a false sense of security.</p><p></p><p>Now that does not mean every kid who smokes pot or drinks is going to end up with a major drug problem. I did some experimenting back in the day and i never had a substance abuse problem...gee i barely even drink now!</p><p></p><p>My advice is to pay attention and give consequences for his behavior....failing school, being nasty and agitated, not being responsible, getting in trouble with the law, etc. i think that tells you more than drug testing.</p><p></p><p>And as others on this board know i speak from experience. We tested my son plenty and he foolednus plenty...and he has gotten into spice to avoid showing positive on court ordered drug tests...to be honest smoking pot is safer than spice.</p><p></p><p>I think one key thing is why the kid is drinking or smoking pot. If it is a purely social thing that is one thing, if itnis to escape and deal with feelings and problems that is the sign of a real substance abuse problem. That is why one of the questions is do you use alone.</p><p></p><p>TL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toughlovin, post: 551171"] Hi Dixie, I heard once that cigarettes are the gateway drug!! In my sons case i think that was true. He always says pot is his drug of choice and that may be true, but fact is he will use anything to get high and has used a lot of different things. Your son wants you to believe that smoking pot and drinking are no big deal everybody does it. He wants you to believe this so that he can continue doing it with no recriminations from you. It is also in his best interest ( in his mind) to have you believe he is not doing anything else. So the problem with drug testing is there are lots of things that dont show up or stay in your system a short time...lsd for example. There are also lots of over the counter drugs kids use that are not tested for...such as robitussen. And ther are synthetic forms of pot such as spice and K2 that will not show up on standard drug tests. So drug testing can give you a false sense of security. Now that does not mean every kid who smokes pot or drinks is going to end up with a major drug problem. I did some experimenting back in the day and i never had a substance abuse problem...gee i barely even drink now! My advice is to pay attention and give consequences for his behavior....failing school, being nasty and agitated, not being responsible, getting in trouble with the law, etc. i think that tells you more than drug testing. And as others on this board know i speak from experience. We tested my son plenty and he foolednus plenty...and he has gotten into spice to avoid showing positive on court ordered drug tests...to be honest smoking pot is safer than spice. I think one key thing is why the kid is drinking or smoking pot. If it is a purely social thing that is one thing, if itnis to escape and deal with feelings and problems that is the sign of a real substance abuse problem. That is why one of the questions is do you use alone. TL [/QUOTE]
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