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writes:HiiThis boy i really like we really get along in class , the thing i care about him too much and the other day he told me smokes weed 3-5 times a week , I need to really convice or scare him to quit! I know under the age of 18 the brain isnt fully delvoplt, this weed is really gonna effect him !! Please help me to convince him !Thanksxx
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reader, largentsgirl89  +, writes (27 November 2010):
 I think it's awesome that you care about him so much that you want him to know that his actions now will affect his future, but he probably already knows this and just doesn't care or really wants to fit in.
I don't think there is anything that you can really do to get him to stop until he wants to stop himself. You can't help someone who doesn't want or won't accept your help.
I would research it a little bit, there are people who say weed is ok and doesn't affect a person long term and other's who say it will. There are even people out there who say that weed will make you smarter the more you smoke it.
So once you have the facts, sit your friend down and tell him your concerns. Ask him if he knows the repercussions of his actions and if he does and still wants to do it, then sadly there isn't anything you can really do. He will do what he wants. But maybe the concern of a friend might change his mind.
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reader, Itxi +, writes (27 November 2010):
 Any outright confrontation on the subject will only be met with equal resistance.
The best thing to do to make him quite is to use the fact that you're female. Perhaps if he found out that the opposite sex found it appalling then maybe it would give him some incentive. Just don't suggest it too heavily or you'll make it a confrontation.
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reader, tennisstar88 +, writes (27 November 2010):
 Well that's really sweet of you to be concerned about his health..Sadly, this is one of those things that is a nasty habit kinda like smoking cigarettes. He's not going to stop until he gets caught and goes to jail or he grows out of it. Which will be in his late teens. You can't help someone who doesn't want your help in the first place. This boy doesn't want to give up his pot and no one is really going to make him. Unless it's the authorities, his parents, or rehab.
What you could do is go to a rehab center and see if they have brochures on the effects of drugs on your body. Or research it online and show him the information. Chances are he won't care but it's worth a shot.
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reader, anonymous, writes (27 November 2010): Darlin i hate to disappoint you but its not ur life its his. You have no right to make him stop. You can causually mention it to him but you cant downright stop him.
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