Help!!! Teen with marijuana issue

Breezin

You have a right to be concerned that she is smoking at all, but especially if she already has asthma. It's the "smoking because I'm bored" part that could be bad. When people smoke it to make up for something lacking in their life or to cure depression issues, it is more likely to become a habit, even addictive, and can be hard to stop. Also, smoking it will often times lead towards people not doing the hobbies and socializing that they did in the past. So if she was bored prior to smoking, she likely will just be a high bored person.

I smoked it for years, and despite what people might say, it does become addictive in that you feel the need to do it. I just recently stopped and can feel the withdrawal effects. It's been about a month now since I have touched it, but I had a hard time sleeping, was anxious, and even my blood pressure has spiked. So your body does adapt to having the doses of THC. I also found myself not going fishing and doing my wood carvings that I so enjoyed prior to becoming a habitual user. You smoke it, and most people will lose the ambition to some of the things they did in the past. Luckily, it never got in the way of my career. But I did have friends that lost all ambition to advance their lives. Getting high became their number one priority. Some of my friends smoked it, like having an occasional drink, and it never seemed to have any bad influence on their productivity.

I have a 15 year old daughter and I sure hope she stays away from it. I wish I had better advice for you to persuade her to stop. Not knowing your daughter, it's hard to say what you could use to persuade her that the short term sensation of feeling good is not worth the potential of long term harm. Good luck.

quincy

She sounds as though she has depression and anxiety....and marijuana can cause deeper depression with its addiction. She sounds to have an addicted personality and doesn't want to quit. She is also gullible in thinking it's great to be one of the addicted and other parents condone it.

I suggest a good therapist....one for her and one for family.
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jim4RZ

That's right, marijuana really can cause a strong addiction, and then it will be only harder. You should react on that as fast as possible. Although I love to consume it a little bit time to time, by simply ordering it in online stores. One little strain per week, and I feel pretty comfortable and no stress. But some people feel addiction after long consuming.

DuginMT

Sorry for your trouble. I have two teens myself, both boys. I will also admit from personal experience that it is easy to quit marijuana.

Counseling is fine, but parents can also be counselors. When I need my boys to stop a behavior, they start getting consequences. You are the master of your house and don't have to tolerate it. What she does when she is 18+, you will have little control over. You need to start taking things away that she likes, until the bad behavior stops. Take away smart phone, screen time, outings, allowances, car keys, favorite junk foods, etc. until she can demonstrate to your satisfaction that she is not using it or bringing it into your house. You can also find 3rd parties to educate her on drug hazards; kids tend to not believe parents. So, I think if you buckle down with some Love & Logic Parenting techniques (good course, BTW), she will straighten up. Good luck!

MSNik

Unfortunately, you are the parent.. she is the child. Enforce your rules or risk losing your daughter to drugs.

Your wife is right...rehab at this point is probably your best defense.

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