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My son is smoking Monkey weed!!! Help!!!
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 601682" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I'm so sorry you are going through this. I don't know what Monkey Weed is either, but was also thinking Spice. </p><p></p><p>Son's grandparents are hurting him, not helping him. Greatly. Although, trust me, if they don't take him to the city, he will find ways to get there if he wants to go. Chances are he has friends who go there because "birds of a feather stick together." He is almost eighteen and ready to be charged as an adult when he gets caught. </p><p></p><p>Drug users/addicts use drugs and there is little anyone can do to stop them, especially once they turn eighteen. One thing you can do is learn to detach, which is an ongoing process. You can tell him that if he wants to be able to live in your house, and the comforts it provides, he has to go to rehab and quit using drugs...or he's on his own. It's hard to do. Many have done it, usually after the child refuses to get any help a nd is horrible to live with at home. You can't stop grandparents from taking him in again, but chances are they will get tired of it too and do same. If you want to keep him at home, you can cut off his entire money supply until he agrees to rehab. I cut off my daughter's $$$ and at least she had to get a job to buy her drugs (wry smile). She was not allowed to drive our car. I'd cut off the cell phone too because many a transaction takes place on the cell phone. Check his Facebook. He's still just young enough for you to try to intervene.</p><p></p><p>Lastly, I highly recommend going to a Nar-Anon meeting. You don't have to talk. You can just sit and listen. These meetings put things into perspective, let you vent, and teach you how to take care of yourself and live a good life even when your loved one is destroying his. You get a lot of support and real life stories and hugs. But nobody forces you to say anything.</p><p></p><p>Keep us posted. We understand.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 601682, member: 1550"] I'm so sorry you are going through this. I don't know what Monkey Weed is either, but was also thinking Spice. Son's grandparents are hurting him, not helping him. Greatly. Although, trust me, if they don't take him to the city, he will find ways to get there if he wants to go. Chances are he has friends who go there because "birds of a feather stick together." He is almost eighteen and ready to be charged as an adult when he gets caught. Drug users/addicts use drugs and there is little anyone can do to stop them, especially once they turn eighteen. One thing you can do is learn to detach, which is an ongoing process. You can tell him that if he wants to be able to live in your house, and the comforts it provides, he has to go to rehab and quit using drugs...or he's on his own. It's hard to do. Many have done it, usually after the child refuses to get any help a nd is horrible to live with at home. You can't stop grandparents from taking him in again, but chances are they will get tired of it too and do same. If you want to keep him at home, you can cut off his entire money supply until he agrees to rehab. I cut off my daughter's $$$ and at least she had to get a job to buy her drugs (wry smile). She was not allowed to drive our car. I'd cut off the cell phone too because many a transaction takes place on the cell phone. Check his Facebook. He's still just young enough for you to try to intervene. Lastly, I highly recommend going to a Nar-Anon meeting. You don't have to talk. You can just sit and listen. These meetings put things into perspective, let you vent, and teach you how to take care of yourself and live a good life even when your loved one is destroying his. You get a lot of support and real life stories and hugs. But nobody forces you to say anything. Keep us posted. We understand. [/QUOTE]
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