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<blockquote data-quote="toughlovin" data-source="post: 695393" data-attributes="member: 15801"><p>OK this is my take... coming from someone whose son was smoking major pot at 14 and has overdosed on benedryl (which also causes psychosis) and mucinex.</p><p></p><p>First the fact he drank a bottle of cough syrup concerns me. Kids do that to get high so was he doing it to get high or some other reason? Has he had psychosis when not using any drugs at all? So if he drank it to get high then you already have a bigger issue than pot.</p><p></p><p>Assuming that he is just using pot. No you can't control it... you can't control his substance use whatever it is. I am not sure you can prevent him from becoming an addict either if that is where he is headed (and plenty of people smoke pot and don't go onto other drugs). </p><p></p><p>I think making this a huge issue in a confrontational way is not the right thing to do... I think that could make the situation worse.</p><p></p><p>So to me the thing to look at how is he doing in the rest of his life? Sounds like he has a job which he likes and is doing well at that makes him feel good about himself. That is excellent. How is he with you at home and with his sibling? How are his friendships and other things in his life? If they are going well then that is all good and I would keep encouraging those things. If they are not going well then those are the issues I would address directly. If drugs are really becoming a problem it will show up in these other areas of his life... and it may be that you can gently point out how drug use is affecting other things.</p><p></p><p>Yes I think keeping a rule that he can't smoke at your house is good. I certainly would not condone or let him smoke at home, especially with younger siblings around. But honestly you can't control what he does when he is not at home.</p><p></p><p>And I would stay aware which it sounds like you are doing.... so if things in his life seem to be going off the rails you can step in. </p><p></p><p>I think the most important thing is to try and keep a connection with him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toughlovin, post: 695393, member: 15801"] OK this is my take... coming from someone whose son was smoking major pot at 14 and has overdosed on benedryl (which also causes psychosis) and mucinex. First the fact he drank a bottle of cough syrup concerns me. Kids do that to get high so was he doing it to get high or some other reason? Has he had psychosis when not using any drugs at all? So if he drank it to get high then you already have a bigger issue than pot. Assuming that he is just using pot. No you can't control it... you can't control his substance use whatever it is. I am not sure you can prevent him from becoming an addict either if that is where he is headed (and plenty of people smoke pot and don't go onto other drugs). I think making this a huge issue in a confrontational way is not the right thing to do... I think that could make the situation worse. So to me the thing to look at how is he doing in the rest of his life? Sounds like he has a job which he likes and is doing well at that makes him feel good about himself. That is excellent. How is he with you at home and with his sibling? How are his friendships and other things in his life? If they are going well then that is all good and I would keep encouraging those things. If they are not going well then those are the issues I would address directly. If drugs are really becoming a problem it will show up in these other areas of his life... and it may be that you can gently point out how drug use is affecting other things. Yes I think keeping a rule that he can't smoke at your house is good. I certainly would not condone or let him smoke at home, especially with younger siblings around. But honestly you can't control what he does when he is not at home. And I would stay aware which it sounds like you are doing.... so if things in his life seem to be going off the rails you can step in. I think the most important thing is to try and keep a connection with him. [/QUOTE]
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