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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 673794" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>Sea thank you for sharing. What a sad story but it reminds us that sometimes no matter what we do we cannot save someone from themselves. Substance abuse is an illness and if the person is not willing to get help there is little we can do.</p><p></p><p>I know how terrified you are for your son. I felt the same way for my daughter. While my friends would turn their heads when their teenage kids drank or smoked pot I went bananas inside. I knew her birth history and was so afraid she would become an addict. Others can drink or use pot and be perfectly fine, I knew my daughter could not and she has proven that.</p><p></p><p>The cycle can be broken. I did it in my family, having grown up with an alcoholic father. I knew early on I never wanted that kind of life. Perhaps I just did not inherit the addiction genetic material, but I worked very hard to be different than he was.</p><p></p><p>I hope your son comes around and realizes that nothing good can come with mind altering substances. He still has to be productive in life and be responsible. I know that will not stop your worrying but he is 23 and needs to figure out that the path he is on is not going to get him anywhere but into trouble.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 673794, member: 59"] Sea thank you for sharing. What a sad story but it reminds us that sometimes no matter what we do we cannot save someone from themselves. Substance abuse is an illness and if the person is not willing to get help there is little we can do. I know how terrified you are for your son. I felt the same way for my daughter. While my friends would turn their heads when their teenage kids drank or smoked pot I went bananas inside. I knew her birth history and was so afraid she would become an addict. Others can drink or use pot and be perfectly fine, I knew my daughter could not and she has proven that. The cycle can be broken. I did it in my family, having grown up with an alcoholic father. I knew early on I never wanted that kind of life. Perhaps I just did not inherit the addiction genetic material, but I worked very hard to be different than he was. I hope your son comes around and realizes that nothing good can come with mind altering substances. He still has to be productive in life and be responsible. I know that will not stop your worrying but he is 23 and needs to figure out that the path he is on is not going to get him anywhere but into trouble. [/QUOTE]
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