tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31943569.post8518624965762827333..comments2011-10-18T06:14:43.408-07:00OPS, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10143414720553831694noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31943569.post-36864977210143145082011-10-17T21:00:23.468-07:002011-10-17T21:00:23.468-07:00I wish I could help. I have a son who turned 19 yesterday. Started using marijuana at 14. We have struggled and struggled. Anyone who tells you Pot is not addictive is lying to you. My son has ruined his life. He has been in trouble with the law (mostly drug issues) and today is facing either Jail time or a very long inpatient rehab; We are looking at two years. Other people do not understand this, or they turn away and ignore the problem. Saying things like it is "only marijuana". Well, I have recently found out that our inpatient rehabs are full of patients who smoke "only marijuana". Know where your daughter is. Have a family locator plan on her cell phone. Do not give her money. Take her keys if you have to. Know her friends and what they are up to. These are all things I wish I had done. It is ok if my son hates me, as long as he gets better. Love your daughter... but take away the things that you have to to insure this does not become a HUGE problem. Believe me, I wish I had.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31943569.post-36213121845669956142011-02-04T11:45:57.138-08:002011-02-04T11:45:57.138-08:00I am having an issue with my teen. She is 17. When she was 15/16, she was using some drugs and we found out about it. Between that and some other behavioral issues, we went through a very bad time with her. We got her some help for it and we thought things were back on track. That was almost a year ago. Now, I found out she has been smoking marijuana again and we are devastated by it. We feel so betrayed. We feel she has no respect for us and even more so, no respect for herself. I need some advice on how to handle this. I don't believe I handled it very well when I found out. I get so emotional because all those feelings are still very raw. I am so angry and hurt by this though and don't know how to turn those emotions off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com