DEAR DEIDRE: HOW do I get my son to see sense over drugs? He thinks using cocaine is cool, and that his drug-dealing mates are great.
I never thought I would have this problem with him. As a child, he was always the best behaved in any room.
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But he dramatically changed when he went to university two years ago.
He is 22, and I am his 46-year-old mum.
After his first year, he arrived home with a load of piercings in his face and he had taken up smoking.
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When I was tidying his room a few days later, I spotted a bag of white powder.
I asked about it and he said it was “just cocaine” that his mate had given him and that “everyone does it”.
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DEIDRE SAYS: While you can’t force your son to stop experimenting with drugs, you can encourage him.
Explain he could be fined or jailed for possession. But be careful not to lecture him – this could push him in the opposite direction.
Contact adfam.org.uk, which helps families affected by drug use.
