Realy worried about grandson 18yr old

Not sure if this is the proper forum so perhaps someone can direct me?
My grandson apperently smoked some weed about a month ago and it was he thinks laced with some crack not sure how long he smoked.
His moods go from the kid I used to know which I have only seen twice to this hyped person I dont reconize changing subjects constently and is parinoid about things and obsessed with making money. He says when he was normal he is trying to wein off himself and if it doesnt work is going into rehab. Problem is when hes hyped up he wants nothing to do with this idea.
What can I do to help?


Thanks
Rob

Make sure he does'nt smoke anymore weed laced with crack...most likely he did not smoke weed with "crack" in it. Sounds more like angel dust (PCP) to me which is the most common adulterant in marijuana and can cause major personality changes, paranoia, psychosis, etc. He also might have just smoked some really killer weed or some sativa that had intense trippy effects or that heart racing buzz some people can't handle.

He needs a break from smoking weed if you ask me, I don't think kids should be smoking weed anyways.

Take him to the nearest mental hospital you can find and set up a visit or a tour so he can see where he is headed if marijuana is causing him to be in some type of unstable state of mind, ask him if he would like to stay there and see his reaction. As far as being obsessed with making money..that is not always a bad thing. It does make the world go round' like it or not. Maybe he is just waking up to that reality now...for all you know he might be just fine, or he might be selling drugs which is why he would have good reason to be paranoid. Either way, if he is just smoking weed then you really don't have much to worry about imo, it's the other dangerous drugs like cocaine, pcp, prescription pills, etc that do the real damage. Good luck, God bless.

Good info above.

My 2 cents:

Be careful if he goes to see a doctor or psych. Every doctor these days is paid to write dangerous prescriptions that are way more detrimental than anything weed can do. AVOID PRESCRIPTIONS!!! especially psych medicines...very scary.

If he is into making money...make sure it's with a good job and not as a drug dealer. 18 years old. that kid has a long life ahead of him. Dealing at such a young age (or any age.,.) instills the wrong sense of work ethic. Also, if he is dealing and just starting out...man...let's hope he's got A LOT of street smarts.

Weed is not harmful. Making money with weed can easily be harmful.

good luck.
skeet

sounds like he got bi-polar. the description about grandson you described apparently fits the criteria of mania under bi-polar spectrum. im not licensed or anything. im just saying

make sure if he wants to continue smoking weed, that he knows where it comes from, and he rolls his own joints...bowls, whatever but people do tend to that a lot...

if he does want to go see a psych doctor...i recommend against it from my experience, if youve known for as long as you have, you know what kind of person he is...you could tell there was something not right with him, doctors wont see it like that. you know him, how he is..all that but doctors will try to put him on meds....maybe even a psych evaluation and hold him for a few days. I myself went to the hospital for a similar thing...the doc put me on ativan, a mild mood relaxer/stabilizer, basically a chill pill but after taking it for a while since they wouldnt let me off it, i started getting seizures....medications from a lot of the doctors really dont mix with me, and ive had little success from other peole i know.

he may just be freaking out from the side effects still, might be afraid it will happen again...but if he knows what he's smoking, where it comes from..so on, he knows theres not gonna be anything funny in it...wed has side effects of paranoia also, so it may also be affecting his judgement on whther or not he wants to....but tell him to relax and not to trust other people and their weed..best solution

alot of the heavy drugs like heroin, crack/cocaine, pcp....have a lot of impairing side effects and judgement, alot of people that get addicted to it usually end up obsessing about making more money...for more drugs, weed isnt like that really...it doesnt have a heavy addiction, i dont really get cravings to go peel off sewer manhole covers for my next high for weed...lol but the paranoia can get to you sometimes.

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Originally Posted by crackersgrampa

Not sure if this is the proper forum so perhaps someone can direct me?
My grandson apperently smoked some weed about a month ago and it was he thinks laced with some crack not sure how long he smoked.
His moods go from the kid I used to know which I have only seen twice to this hyped person I dont reconize changing subjects constently and is parinoid about things and obsessed with making money. He says when he was normal he is trying to wein off himself and if it doesnt work is going into rehab. Problem is when hes hyped up he wants nothing to do with this idea.
What can I do to help?

Thanks
Rob

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If he thinks it was laced with something, you can thank the government for making it so difficult to get from a reputable distributor.

If he is smoking crack, that is a serious problem.

If his personality is completely changing, he could have triggered a genetic disposition to Bi-polar disorder.

Bipolar disorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
some info on bi-polar disorder

If he is seriously trying to stop, you need to let him know that he has the power over his body and everything he does. (telling myself this helped me quit cigarettes)

Marijuana can be psychologically addictive if you have unhealthy habits and resort to smoking marijuana to escape life. Which I believe may lead to stronger, more dangerous drugs. This can be a serious problem that might need the attention of a medical professional.

my 2 cents. Best of luck

sounds to me like the kid is a normal teenager more than likely he just wants the money and fame that he sees on tv and and he think he can accomplish that by selling or he sees other dealers makn alot of money or his friends and he wants that to just keep an eye on his friends make sure hes hangen out with the right people and if he wants to smke weed and you dnt want him to tell him that. but hes gnna do what he wants to
i dnt think it was laced probably sme good ass weed like some one said or just had a bad high maybe i dont kno most likely wasnt laced ..ive smked weed for four years and the only time i ever thought any weed was laced was when we put sme hash oil and grounded hash in a blunt and i blacked out but it was from the build up of thc my doctor told me cause i had been blown that whole entire day

I agree, hes a young adult, things change, ideals change etc. If somethings wrong its most likely not the weed, laced or not, drug are just something to lay the blame on!

This sounds like leo propaganda BS and one post :thumbsup:.... but if it is true which i hope its not it sounds like your grandson is really smoking crack and not telling you the truth... weed should never do that to a person unless they have some kind of undiscovered mental illness...

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Originally Posted by crackersgrampa

Not sure if this is the proper forum so perhaps someone can direct me?
My grandson apperently smoked some weed about a month ago and it was he thinks laced with some crack not sure how long he smoked.
His moods go from the kid I used to know which I have only seen twice to this hyped person I dont reconize changing subjects constently and is parinoid about things and obsessed with making money. He says when he was normal he is trying to wein off himself and if it doesnt work is going into rehab. Problem is when hes hyped up he wants nothing to do with this idea.
What can I do to help?


Thanks
Rob

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doesn't sound like marijuana to me...sounds like dope..I'd tell my family it was marijuana too..