Found out my son Drank and Smoked Pot!
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| Sun, 07-29-2007 - 12:39pm |
I really need some advice on here. My son is 15. My son's half brother told his dad that my son took a beer out of the ice box when they were camping and drank it. In the same discussion my son also told his little brother that he had smoked pot before. He said he 'tried' pot before. The little brother was afraid that if he told on his big brother that his big brother would hate him forever. His dad promised him he would not tell my son he told me. But....his dad told me. And now I dont have a clue as to handle this. My first thought it is beat the crap out of my son! My next thought is to talk to him about this....ask him about it. But my sons dad has asked me not to let it be know that it was the little brother that told. Dads thoughts are if we let my son know that his little brother 'ratted' him out we will never get anymore info like this again. The little brther is so afraid right now that he will never be friends with his big brother again.
But here is the thing....I just can not do nothing...I need to deal with this some how.
PS...I little history about this....My son just got back in contact with his dad over 14 years. This is the first year to have spent any time with his little brother. His little brother adores my son and he is really worried that he will get mad at him if my son knows where I got all this info.

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Pam,
Here is a part of post #8 in this thread written by jenni4208.
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I don't know how old she is or anything about her, there isn't any profile either. I have checked to see and don't find anything. Obviously she isn't in agreement with most of the rest of us. Hopefully the OP will take it all with a grain of salt.
Kristie
Actually I am not generalizing, I believe that you are minimizing the effects of marijuana.
Jenni,
Perhaps for you mj has no detrimental effects, at least none that you can see now.. Wait a few years, believe it or not, the effects can be cumulative.
In college DH and I had a good friend, a music major--classical guitar, who smoked daily. He finally realized it was killing his motivation and gave it up.
DS24 must drive for his work as a civil engineer and told us, "I can't smoke it--they do random drug tests." While in college, I'm sure he smoked some. DS17 has tried it. Here are links to some articles I came across this past week and printed out for him. You'll find them interesting if you care at all about science, or your health.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/560745
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/07/26/health/webmd/main3102653.shtml
Good luck making your path weed-free!
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http://www.pnhp.org/news/2009/october/meet_the_new_health_.php
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQTBYQlQ7yM
The kids' posts on this subject vary from entertaining to sad.
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So being high everyday is responsible.
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So you have some unique skill that other teens are incapable of.
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While technically correct, proponents make sure to call weed a "herb". It sounds so nice and healthful, like sage and basil. lol You never see THC or delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in their glowing descriptions.
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This comment shows the utter lack of reality typical from smokers who justify their use.
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Justifying weed by a comparison to alcohol is just old and tired. You might as well debate filtered vs. unfiltered cigarettes. Both are equally non-illuminating.
From what I've read, the use of mj in palliative care may be better than the Rx drugs currently used. For that reason, I do not object to its legalization. For short-term medicinal use and for terminally ill patients, the adverse health effects are outweighed by the benefit of pain relief. I would never support legalization for any other reason. I believe cigarettes should be illegal, and even at the time I was a smoker I wished they'd been illegal.
Maybe you don't know anyone who's suffered from depression, anxiety or a psychotic disorder. Maybe you don't know anyone with impaired lung function. As a teenager, I know I didn't. But now at age 51 I know plenty, and I really do not want to see the incidence of these illnesses increase because of pollution, cigarette smoking, marijuana use, abuse, neglect or any other reason. I'll admit I became a lot more health-conscious as I aged, maybe you will, too--and then maybe you won't. Maybe you'll be in denial like all the cigarette smokers who, for years and years, refused to believe smoking was bad for them. Some still do. They think they'll be like the 1/1,000,000 chainsmoking hillbilly who somehow managed to live to age 100!
End of lecture.
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http://www.pnhp.org/news/2009/october/meet_the_new_health_.php
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQTBYQlQ7yM
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