I moved house 6 months ago, I did it with the help of my brothers whilst my 18 year old son was out. I didnt tell him I was going, the locks were changed and he got a call from his uncle to say he was no longer welcome and where he could collect his belongings. I will never get over the torture of having to make that decision but when you have another child who is depressed, a family torn apart and you have been abused emotionally or physically every day for 3 years you are left with little …

I saw the article in the “you” magazine 14 sept 08, and my heart went out to all the sufferers because of this evil drug. my partner is 55 years old, but acts like a spoilt 5 year old because of his heavy cannabis/skunk use. im 39 yrs, have a 6yr old son, pt cleaner and pt mature student and sometimes taxi driver. my life is a constant hell because of his heavy skunk use. dont get me wrong, i used to smoke it myself, around 3 years ago, but gave it up because of the expense and the visible …

My son is 28 now. He started smoking cannabis around 15/16. He turned to skunk when my husband was diagnosed with terminal cancer when son was 19. He went into a psychiatric unit when he was 21 years. My son has a label of paranoid schizophrenia, takes an anti-psychotic medication and is only just beginning to get back into the stream of life. By that, I mean not afraid to go out by himself and beginning to understand what has happened to him. Years of long stays in a mental health unit, with nothing to do apart from trying various …

My son is just 16 and because of his violent and disrespectful behaviour I’ve had to make him leave home. I did try to get him into supported accommodation with the aid of the Youth Offending service but he refused to keep any of his appointments; which had been set by the court due to his assault on me and various counts of criminal damage against my property. So basically the housing worker gave up on him. He’s since been back to court for non-compliance and has now been given a 9 month supervision order which he is already not …

My son Jason was 32 in july, he is my only surviving child, he is an avid cannabis,skunk user. He also has been on heroin in past and abused prescrition meds. He recently came into my house through an open window and took 50pounds from my purse, whilst i was upstairs in the bath. I called police and jason handed himself in, he is now in jail,awaiting trial in november. Looking at possibly 4 to 6 yrs, with minimum of 3yrs. How bad do i feel? its indescribable, i have dropped charges now but crown prosecution service are proceeding due …