I agree that if a kid wants to use drugs he will use drugs, however, Suzir, you have never dealt with the fear of drugs and your child. Gambling is a different ballgame. I know why these parents overreact.I've known kids who died of drugs. Their parents thought they were only using pot but they were fooled.
I think you do make one really good point, Suzir. I don't think rehab is worth t he expense if the child is still unwilling to quit, or thinks it's not harming him, or is addicted (either physically or mentally). I never did put my daughter into rehab. I monitored her and she betrayed our trust so she had to leave at eighteen. She got off of it herself. It is almost impossible to tolerate living with a drug user. They usually end up getting an invitation to either straighten up or leave. But I don't think rehab is all that effective for stubborn children.
So on that point I agree with this poster. Nobody will quit, adult or child, if they want to self-destruct until they desire to no longer do it. There are 40 year old alcoholics dying of liver disease and their families may have gone broke trying to get them to stop drinking. Pot is newer. We'll see what new and wonderful diseases this "harmless" drug will end up causing. Nothing? People thought cigarettes caused nothing too.
At any rate, I get his point. Sadly, he is one who is choosing to continue on the road that leads to nowhere. But I do think that rehab only works if the child goes willingly.
