Teen using weed - what to next ?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am in the same boat and wish I knew. D's freedoms were restricted and I will drug test him on a monthly basis. My ds was doing more than experimentation and I worry about the effects on his developing brain. Especially with the weed being sold these days, either very potent or laced with God only knows.

OP here - same situation. May I ask how old son is? What have you done for consequences?

15. He is only allowed to go to practice or games after school, then straight home. No more sleepovers and if at a friends house, I want confirmation parent is home. If tests are clean for several months, we can talk about regaining freedoms. If not clean, no drivers license when he turns 16 soon. Also, therapy to get to the "why"
Again, I found evidence DS was using frequently.

Sorry to hear this. After to seek professional help and treat seriously. Good luck.

[Anonymous]

This article is worth a read

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/vaping-sent-teenager-rehab-his-parents-blame-juul-s-heavy-n956356

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am in the same boat and wish I knew. D's freedoms were restricted and I will drug test him on a monthly basis. My ds was doing more than experimentation and I worry about the effects on his developing brain. Especially with the weed being sold these days, either very potent or laced with God only knows.

I smoked a ton of weed as a high school kid. I then lost interest in it when I hit 20. Went back to using at age 40 to treat my horrible insomnia. Weed is indeed much stronger these days, but it is so nice not to have to actually smoke it. is also great to be able to basically order off a menu and get what you want, what potency and what form (oil, edible, flower...ect). Everything is so nicely labeled now and neatly packaged. I feel like I know exactly what I'm getting.

FWIW, I run a 80 person IT company, I make more money than I can ever spend, I have two great kids and have been married for 17 years. I know lots and lots of successful adults who are 420 friendly. Some of them really shock me that they use when I find out. What is equally as shocking is how many adults are using legal drugs such as opioids, benzos and amphetamines for their make believe ADHD. All of which is apparently normal because a doctor said so.

Anecdotal fallacy. Great that everything worked out for you. But the data show heavy marijuana use is bad for the teen brain in many ways.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:FWIW, I run a 80 person IT company, I make more money than I can ever spend, I have two great kids and have been married for 17 years. I know lots and lots of successful adults who are 420 friendly. Some of them really shock me that they use when I find out. What is equally as shocking is how many adults are using legal drugs such as opioids, benzos and amphetamines for their make believe ADHD. All of which is apparently normal because a doctor said so.

Ever think that if you didn’t smoke you could be owning an 8,000 employee company and not having to work ever again?

LOL. I am not the PP but would like to know what your job is, second PP? I please don't lie just because it's an anon messageboard.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What's next? Cocaine. Then hallucinogens followed by heroin.

Most definitly dead in a ditch.

CBD oil < medical marijuana < ditch weed < cocaine < crack < patreon sponsors < meth < prostitution whore < dead in a ditch

This isn’t funny. A friend’s daughter ended up prostituting for drugs in San Francisco. She’s obviously an extreme outlier, but it can happen. Especially if the adults in a kid’s life brush it off.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's next? Cocaine. Then hallucinogens followed by heroin.

Most definitly dead in a ditch.

CBD oil < medical marijuana < ditch weed < cocaine < crack < patreon sponsors < meth < prostitution whore < dead in a ditch

This isn’t funny. A friend’s daughter ended up prostituting for drugs in San Francisco. She’s obviously an extreme outlier, but it can happen. Especially if the adults in a kid’s life brush it off.

Agree. Not funny. OP here I missed a word “ what to DO next”?

[Anonymous]

Teen addicts on the streets are almost all prostituting . Men and women . It’s very sad

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's next? Cocaine. Then hallucinogens followed by heroin.

Most definitly dead in a ditch.

CBD oil < medical marijuana < ditch weed < cocaine < crack < patreon sponsors < meth < prostitution whore < dead in a ditch

This isn’t funny. A friend’s daughter ended up prostituting for drugs in San Francisco. She’s obviously an extreme outlier, but it can happen. Especially if the adults in a kid’s life brush it off.

Agree. Not funny. OP here I missed a word “ what to DO next”?

Different PP. Test him more often then once a month - junkies know how to flush MJ from their system fast.
And kick his ass real hard.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's next? Cocaine. Then hallucinogens followed by heroin.

Most definitly dead in a ditch.

CBD oil < medical marijuana < ditch weed < cocaine < crack < patreon sponsors < meth < prostitution whore < dead in a ditch

[Anonymous]

Print out a bunch of PubMed articles about the damage pot does to your brain and lungs. It will drop IQ.

[Anonymous]

The one thing that current research is honing in on is the risk of mental health issues from increased smoking, The research is showing trends amongst individuals using from families that have mental issues and amongst users who start in the teen years, with the percentage of both groups exceeding the norm by a significant amount.

Even Mother Jones magazine is writing about this now.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/01/new-york-times-journalist-alex-berenson-tell-your-children-marijuana-crime-mental-illness-1/