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People who take drugs of any kind already have every excuse ready to get what they want. I had a son who was on drugs for years and is now finally clean and sobber. It was for, both of us, the most horrible times of our lives. He was trying to live as an addict and had to LIE and cheat every where to get what he wanted. He was ugly and I DID NOT LIKE HIM at all. It is 6 years sober and I can almost look directly into his face now. THe only way to stop this is with professional help. No amount of understanding or doing on your part will help. They have to help themselves and get help. You have to get tough and hard. It works…..I do like my son now and in time I will learn to trust him again. His best friend in his drug life died the day before X-mas last year.