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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 512489" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>Hi Shannon and welcome. I would disagree with this counselor based on my experience. My difficult child began smoking pot and drinking at age 14 and it continued all through high school and escalated. At the worst point she was drinking a case a night and smoking all the time. She ended up in a substance abuse treatment center for 60 days and then an outpatient program. She relapsed several times and went to a sober house for 8 months. I thought she was doing well in the AA program but I have reason to believe she is drinking again and thinks she can drink responsibly.</p><p></p><p>While my daughter was smoking pot and drinking she was also experimenting with other drugs and I strongly believe if she had not gone into rehab when she did she would have gone to heroin because the peole she was hanging with are doing it and it is a very popular drug of choice around here right now.</p><p></p><p>I know a lot of people claim pot is not a gateway drug but I will tell you all of the kids difficult child knew who smoked pot were also doing harder drugs.</p><p></p><p>I don't want to alarm you and it may be that your son was just experimenting and it will not lead to anything, but you are right to address it now.</p><p></p><p>Nancy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 512489, member: 59"] Hi Shannon and welcome. I would disagree with this counselor based on my experience. My difficult child began smoking pot and drinking at age 14 and it continued all through high school and escalated. At the worst point she was drinking a case a night and smoking all the time. She ended up in a substance abuse treatment center for 60 days and then an outpatient program. She relapsed several times and went to a sober house for 8 months. I thought she was doing well in the AA program but I have reason to believe she is drinking again and thinks she can drink responsibly. While my daughter was smoking pot and drinking she was also experimenting with other drugs and I strongly believe if she had not gone into rehab when she did she would have gone to heroin because the peole she was hanging with are doing it and it is a very popular drug of choice around here right now. I know a lot of people claim pot is not a gateway drug but I will tell you all of the kids difficult child knew who smoked pot were also doing harder drugs. I don't want to alarm you and it may be that your son was just experimenting and it will not lead to anything, but you are right to address it now. Nancy [/QUOTE]
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