Hi. My name is Beth. My 21 year old son is addicted to marijuana. He moved out of our house at age 18 and into an apartment with a friend. I suspected he was smoking but he denied it for almost a year. In May of this year he came to us and said he had been lying to us and he had been smoking pot for quite some time, that he knew he was addicted and wanted to get clean. He asked if he could move back home to detox. We agreed. It was painful to watch him go through withdrawal. It took about 2 weeks. He was clean for about 6 weeks (I think-can’t believe what he tells us). I suspected he was smoking again but googled whether to confront or not. And the suggestion was don’t confront. I just couldn’t take it anymore so about 2 weeks ago I confronted him when he came home smelling of pot. He admitted he had been smoking again and didn’t see anything wrong with it. I am devastated and crushed. But one bright part was that he had never smoked in our home. Until…..this past Friday. He bought a vape and somehow acquired liquid marijuana, he thought it wouldn’t smell since he was vaping. Well, he was wrong. We could still smell it. I blew a gasket and let him know it was not acceptable for him to smoke in our house. He apologized but then he smoked in the house again on Saturday. I asked for all of his pot and paraphernalia. He handed me stuff but I don’t know if it was everything. I don’t know if I should kick him out or let him stay. he’s also battling depression and is in counseling. He told my husband and I that right now success is him not wanting to kill himself.
I am so lost. I looked for a virtual meeting in my area and the number listed didn’t work. So this is my first attempt to seek help for myself in this battle. Thanks for listening.
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