"Found reading the diaries in last Saturday's Guardian very helpful - as you comment here just knowing other people have similar problems is a start."

"Your article gave a vivid and moving description of your family's distress.  I wonder whether you have ever considered.........." Read more

"To read this article on Saturday made me weep with sorrow and the hopelessness of this modern day reality. My son has been in this very dark place for over a year and we do not know him anymore. Do you have a group in Cornwall yet? Please let me know. I am one of four parents who are openly acknowledging this desperate situation, we now know how endemic it is."

"I was moved to write to you after reading your article in the Guardian. I am a recovering addict who has now been clean and sober for over 23 years.........." Read more

"I am 23 and used to have a pretty heavy weed habit.  I started smoking when I was 17 and smoked every day until I was 22........." Read more

"I'll be surprised if this appears on your site....I've been smoking cannabis/marijuana regularly since I was 15 years old.........."  Read more

"Debra,  I was very moved by your story, bravely published in the Guardian this weekend. I have been there too .........." Read more

"I read your article in the Guardian, and ended up in tears!  I am in a similar situation, except that for me this is the second time around.........." Read more

"I'd just like to say that this plant has been used by many as a "trendy chemical amusement aid" by many but it is dangerous and should be.........." Read more

"I have been driven to share my experiences through reading Debra's Bell's 'The Cannabis Diaries' in last weekend's Guardian Family section.........." Read more

"Dear Debra, Thanks for TAC, makes me realise that we're not alone or going mad!  I so admire you and your honesty"

"I was reading yesterdays newspaper and saw extracts from your blog. It was very touching the anguish you must be going through especially being a mother. What made me even more interested in the article was the uncanny similarity between me and your son.........." Read more

"While it is hard to find help as a parent facing the early days of problematic cannabis use or addiction (as it turned out in the case of our then 19 year old son), Families Anonymous is a wonderful support network .........." Read more

"I have just read your Guardian article. I feel for the problems you are having but I'm afraid you are not going to like what I have to say.........." Read more

"I have just finished reading your Guardian article...my Mother's Day treat and I actually really mean this! For 8 years I have been struggling with my middle child's drug use.........." Read more

"Firstly, especially on today of all days, my heart goes out to you Debra. I have felt so many times in the last few years, that there are people out there far worse off than my son, or our family, but unfortunately this does not remove the aching pain that I feel inside.........." Read more

"I smoked cannabis heavily for four years and I never stole or went mad or hit anyone. Try publishing that!"

"I am a 20 year old and have smoked cannabis every day for about 4 or 5 years, while undoubtedly elements of your story are familiar to both me and some of my friends I feel a more understanding approach is necessary.........." Read more

"What most people don't realise is that the reason teenagers get so addicted is because they smoke it with tobacco. I've smoked cannabis for twenty years of my life.........." Read more

"I’m so incensed by this article that I can barely string my thoughts together for mental spluttering! You people really think you’ve got problems?.........." Read more

"I read your article in the Guardian and I recognised a lot of it. My eldest son started smoking cannabis when he was 16 around the time that my husband and I split up.........." Read more

"It seems to me that you and his father are the real problem. Your son is obviously intelligent and able to communicate coherently.  Have you ever thought about what he wants from life?.........." Read more

"I was touched by your story in yesterday's Guardian. I have walked every step of your story myself & felt with gusto what you describe.........." Read more

"This all sounds very familiar. My son stopped smoking weed four years ago at the age of 22. He stopped dead after a brush with the police.........." Read more

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