When our youngest son was 17 he ran away from home and became traveling soap salesmen. He met a gal who had been kicked out of the house and they traveled around Canada making 6 to 8 thousand dollars a month selling soap. Some were along the way they started doing coke and eventually tried meth. Not to long after that they were pawning the jewelry and then living in a tent in the woods. Living in the woods was the best of times and the worst of times for them because it made them think they better get straight so they used their survival skills to make a nice home in the woods. (things like get a skid to get the tent off the ground est.) One evening a guy that they owed drug money to showed up with a gun and gave them a choice die in the woods or to go over to her fathers house then force the father to give up his bank card and pin #. After the trial her father gave her some fatherly advice which was find a small Island to hide on because the guy is going to kill you next time. So they called ma and pa up to see if they could stay with us for awhile. For a couple seconds I considered saying no because I heard about their life in the woods and the gun thingy plus it was harvest time and I was afraid they would rip me off. But I said yes and knew in my heart some day we would laugh about it. To make a long story short they didn’t rip me off and eventually got jobs in Saskatchewan and bought a house. After 7 years I have finally stopped worrying about them getting mixed up again. And a simple Fire bow is what showed me it was time. Last week they drove down for a visit and one of the things my son did was make a Fire bow to make a camp fire and said to his gal – to bad I didn’t know how to do this when we lived in the woods then we all laughed and laughed. (he learned how to make a fire bow from watching a survival show on their flat screen. Cheers!
My son is on meth right now. He has extremely violent outburst and you never know what is going to happen next. I am glad your story is a success story.
Well I will start to hope that some day you will have a success story to tell. Meth is an awful drug its messing up a lot of kids and familys its brought new meaning to God dame the pusher man (meth dealers should get dammed 4 squared or something) Cheers!
Oh fuck dude, meth is some insidious shit. Evil. Pure evil. It takes souls like no other. I am so sorry to read this. But there is hope, yes? Nanoose's story proves it can be overcome. I have friends that have made it to the other side after their nasty addictions to it. It is a matter of what will it take to shake him out of it? How much is one willing to lose before enough is enough? I will pray/wish/hope for your son tonight Guiness. I will hope/wish/pray for your whole family, as no one that has anyone that loves them suffers this alone.
Sad thing is there probably wouldn’t be such a bad meth problem if pot was free. Sometimes I blame the problem on all the mummies and daddies in the World because we let meth creep into our communities. Now I can only see 2 ways to rid the World of meth. #1 – Qualify for one wish from a genie them make that wish that all the meth in the World be turned into chicken soup. Problem with that plan is sometimes genie’s trick you and the chicken soup could be just as addictive and as inexpensive as the meth - the only difference would be that the chicken soup dealers would start wearing silk parachute pants just like the genie. #2 – The Countries of the World commission the Vancouver Island cannabis growers to produce as much high grade as they can. Then it is given to law enforcement officers around the World and they hang around neighbor hoods and ever time they see some one trying to buy meth they say things like – freeze you don’t need that crap were giving away free BC high grade for the next 50 years – tell your friends. Problem with that plan is not to long ago a BC cop was caught using the police data bank to gather potential customers for his drug business so I’m not sure if they can be trusted with free high grade. Might be better if it was giving to the mommies and daddies that have seen family’s torn apart and they hang around the neighbor hoods and ever time they see some one trying to buy meth they point out the dangers and offer the free bud. Cheers!
I know a lot of kids, and adults too actually, that are in trouble or probation. They use harder drugs because they pass through your system faster, just a couple of days. Weed last a month, and for many that would be a preference, but they have to be tested.
i too know a lot of people who are on probation that are tweekers & dont smoke herb because they will flunk their piss test..ridiculous. tweekers be damned! weeders NOT speeders!
Well there would be no pot tests to pass in my plan #1 or plan #2 just free BC bud sort of like the methadone program but I don’t think this one would backfire. Cheers!
I know a lot of kids, and adults too actually, that are in trouble with this kind of drugs and its effect is ridiculous. I wish your son would gradually cut this out. Talking with your teen about drugs will be an ongoing process. You can’t just warn them of the dangers and repercussions involved and then forget about it. Positive reinforcement of good behaviors and building self-esteem are good ways to resist the peer pressure to take drugs. Having a loving relationship with your teen, and being familiar with what they are doing is proactive prevention. Alcohol and drug abuse is a concern for almost any parent. Check this site for parents.
I talk about hard drugs with my son almost every time I see him and it always leads to him shouting at me. My daughter and I fight about her boozing. My son is 22 and my daughter is 20. How happy I would be, so fucking happy I would be if both of them would just party with pot.
my love of herb saved me venturing too far down the meth road. had quite a few fun times on meth but it just plain ruins a cannabis buzz
