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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There absolutely is no easy answer to this question parent of an 18-year-old here with substance issues. I think the main thing I would do differently is encourage open sharing which I think we started but that as things progressed DC went more underground. And I would lower my reaction to things. At the same time I think I would do everything possible including drug testing to keep my kid away from regular weed use. It is a huge issue now with it legal everywhere. The kids think it’s nothing. The parents think it’s nothing.It is damaging in so many ways to their brain their motivation everything. And of course I smoke pot as a teenager as well but we were thrilled if we could find a joint once every three months. These kids can literally go down the street and buy whatever they want.[/quote]

I agree with this.  My kid is now in his 20s opening up to us about his weed use earlier.  Apparently he was stoned from 9th grade through freshman year of college, all day every day.  Athlete, great grades, good relationships.  It was only the summer after freshman year that it all kinda crashed for him and he quit. [/quote]

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