You started the thread, I just replied to what you and others wrote. Sure probation sucks but you made your choices, you're not a victim. Would you rather have been sentenced to jail time instead? You're 18, still in high school and by your own words "im a felon now so i can't get a job, and i can't get into any colleges." so what I want to know, is was it worth it? Do you now wish you had just finished school and went to college and worried about smoking dope, liquor, dxm, and popping pills later or was it worth it? If you had spent all of the time (or even half) and effort you've spent on drugs and booze on school, wouldn't you be better off?

You're right that sometimes probation doesn't work, that's why there are penalties for violation of probation. If you blow your "second chance" that's on you...man. Well, what are you going to do? It's your choice and you have nobody to blame for the outcome but you. That's what personal responsibility is all about.