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Marijuana, the New Beer?
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<blockquote data-quote="comatheart" data-source="post: 612919" data-attributes="member: 16859"><p>6-12 months ago if you had asked me my view on marijuana it would be COMPLETELY different than it is today. My eyes have been blown wide open to the danger of this drug to those susceptible to addiction. My 17 yr old son is in treatment right now, his drug of choice was marijuana. I've learned since he went into treatment that he started smoking it years ago. We had no idea! Soon, it wasn't enough and he started drinking and taking/stealing prescription drugs. It became daily and necessary. It didn't matter what the consequences were, he continued to do it. (This should have been our red flag that it had crossed over into addiction) Finally, it got to the point that he tried to commit suicide when we confiscated his pipe again (We had taken it away a couple days prior and he dug through the trash and stole it back) It was just a matter of time and opportunity before my son was doing heroin or meth. We have no doubt about that. We're hoping to have gotten him the help that he needed soon enough to avoid going down that road.</p><p></p><p>We were slapped real quick with reality and now that he's where he needs to be and we can look back and realize how blind we had been. </p><p></p><p>Your house, your rules. I especially like how others pointed out the legal consequences for YOU if the police were to become involved. If I were you, I'd take him for a drug/alcohol assessment ASAP. They will drug test him and evaluate him. Results will let you know exactly where you stand and whether treatment is necessary at this time. This could be much deeper than you even realize. Especially if he's taking such huge risks by smoking it in your house. I definitely see red flags. You are in a difficult place since he is 18, but there is help out there if he needs it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="comatheart, post: 612919, member: 16859"] 6-12 months ago if you had asked me my view on marijuana it would be COMPLETELY different than it is today. My eyes have been blown wide open to the danger of this drug to those susceptible to addiction. My 17 yr old son is in treatment right now, his drug of choice was marijuana. I've learned since he went into treatment that he started smoking it years ago. We had no idea! Soon, it wasn't enough and he started drinking and taking/stealing prescription drugs. It became daily and necessary. It didn't matter what the consequences were, he continued to do it. (This should have been our red flag that it had crossed over into addiction) Finally, it got to the point that he tried to commit suicide when we confiscated his pipe again (We had taken it away a couple days prior and he dug through the trash and stole it back) It was just a matter of time and opportunity before my son was doing heroin or meth. We have no doubt about that. We're hoping to have gotten him the help that he needed soon enough to avoid going down that road. We were slapped real quick with reality and now that he's where he needs to be and we can look back and realize how blind we had been. Your house, your rules. I especially like how others pointed out the legal consequences for YOU if the police were to become involved. If I were you, I'd take him for a drug/alcohol assessment ASAP. They will drug test him and evaluate him. Results will let you know exactly where you stand and whether treatment is necessary at this time. This could be much deeper than you even realize. Especially if he's taking such huge risks by smoking it in your house. I definitely see red flags. You are in a difficult place since he is 18, but there is help out there if he needs it. [/QUOTE]
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