Posted by laima on January 5, 2007, at 16:00:31 [reposted on January 7, 2007, at 1:00:38 | original URL]
In reply to My son is breaking my heart with marijuana, posted by lymom3 on January 5, 2007, at 14:39:38
Wow, I'm so sorry to hear about your son and about how you are affected. I hope that the rehab is successful. I never had a marijuana problem on that scale, but there was a time I smoked so much that it did hurt my judgement and motivation. The biggest reason I was able to leave it behind was getting involved with an entirely new set of friends with whom activities and conversation didn't revolve around the culture of smoking marijuana. That was absolutely crucial-trying to not smoke, or to smoke less, while still surrounded by that culture was completely ineffective. And if there was alcohol around- tipsy, smoking a little never ever seemed like a bad idea. Grad school helped transform my attitude, too. I didn't want to be duller than everyone else, and the program was ambitious enough that I couldn't slack at all. I also liked that I lost lots of weight as I stopped smoking. The other big motivator was looking critically at long term smokers that I was aquainted with, and noticing that undisputeably, a number of them had gone "off" mentally. I remember hearing about someone who stole her roomate's rent and utility money to buy more marijuana- they kicked her out after that because they felt so unsafe. I imagine they'll cover these sorts of topics in rehab. I also imagine a radical change of daily structure will be beneficial. Best wishes.
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