<p>Just my opinion…but I would never tell on someone. That’s just me though, just a ***** move. They can do whatever they want, as long as they don’t keep any of the stuff in our room. If they do…then a talking to will probably be enough. Idk, I just couldn’t. I don’t care what kind of drugs it is, I can suggest or recommend help, but it’s really up to them to seek help. I don’t plan on being a parent there.</p>
<p>I agree with that… Except for things like heroin. I have seen what that shi t can do, and it is NOT funny. I would speak with an advisor with an anon name… If I feel like helping… Tattling is a do uchebag move, though.</p>
<p>…there’s a lot worse stuff than heroin. And no one will tell you their on heroin. I just seriously would just ignore the topic in general. If it’s not affecting me, I don’t care. Sounds selfish, but there’s no changing a drug addicts mind set. If their my roommate I’ll get through the year and switch roommates or something. It’s not the tattling that’s a big deal, it’s just not my business.</p>
<p>mpicz - you would seriously stand by and watch someone self destruct - roommate, classmate, friend?</p>
<p>Probably not a friend…I consider a close friends problem my problem also. But I just hate getting involved with other people’s lives when they probably don’t want me there. It always turns into something bad. If it’s that bad Im sure many other people including the staff would recognize it also.</p>
<p>Addiction to Marijuana - Not saying anything</p>
<p>Addiction to Cocain, Meth, Heroin - Maybe/Probably</p>
<p>This is if I’m the only one who notices and don’t have any connection with the person. I wouldn’t want my friend addicted to weed, even though technically you can’t be addicted. But I don’t buy that. I know kids that smoke week 3-4 times a day.</p>
<p>I figured you were too good of a kid to not get somewhat involved, mpicz. 
Read up on the sanctuary policy in the SPS handbook. It’s there to help kids with problems get help without them getting “busted”. </p>
<p>I would add eating disorders to the list of things I hope my child would seek help on for a friend/roommate.</p>
<p>Hmm well if I’m not getting the kid in any trouble then yes I would try my best. But telling a teacher a kid smokes weed and where is going to turn into the kid getting suspended/expelled…or at least seems like it. An easting disorder seems so different to me, there’s no possible way they can get kicked out for an eating disorder.</p>
<p>Every school has the whole “Just tell, they won’t get in trouble”. I don’t believe most of it, but maybe SPS is different. If I got a kid kicked out I wouldn’t feel right till I graduated from the school.</p>
<p>Right or wrong - I agree with you mpicz. A kid smoking pot - I wouldn’t hang out while they were doing it but I wouldn’t report it either. Same with drinking. But repetitive behaviors that show a problem - esp if a harder substance than pot - I would feel the need to step in. </p>
<p>A student won’t get “kicked out” for an eating disorder but they might get sent home on “medical leave” and not invited back until the problem is resolved.</p>
<p>Wow…that would suck. I would only go to a counselor that I trust or something. The people who’s job is to not tell anyone and only deal with the problem in the best way they can.</p>
<p>Random question, what “form”(starting to learn the new terms) is your daughter in at SPS</p>
<p>The BS heroine deaths usually occur during vacation times The users manage their habits at BS with small doses so they can get to class and activities. When they get home for an extended stay they use too much, as much as say they did at the end of summer, which is at that point too much for their system, and they OD.
I have seen this cycle at an unnamed BS in NE.</p>
<p>mpicz…there’s a lot worse stuff than heroin. Are you sure about that?</p>
<p>I would consider Methamphetamines worse …but I mean yea heroins pretty bad. But I doubt if someone was on heroin I’d be the only one who noticed. You’d have to ■■■■■■■■ to be on Heroin at school…plus it’s a pretty costly addiction. But then again, many people at BS are rich.</p>
<p>seriously? you’d stand by while someone did hard drugs and f<strong><em>ed up their life? Think of it this way: if they get caught with it (or die), and it comes out that you knew about it (which it probably will), the s</em></strong>load of trouble you’ll be in will be WAY worse than any guilt you might feel if they got tattled on. Pot, drinking, I wouldn’t tell. BUt heroin and meth is a whole different ballgame.</p>
<p>I don’t get myself involved in that kind of stuff. No one can say “oh ya, mpicz knew”. Cuz I probably wouldn’t know for sure if the person wasn’t absolutely stupid. I don’t throw out accusations if I’m not 100% positive, and I don’t go digging deep and searching either. I can’t get in trouble anything along those lines…not sure what your talking about.</p>
<p>I’m talking about if you SEE them… I would talk with my counselor and use a generic name</p>
<p>If you SEE them…they’re absolutely stupid. Your not going to see someone shooting heroin at school. That person would have mental problems.</p>
<p>so basically, if you think your roomate is doing pot, then you shouldn’t tell, unless they put their drugs in your side of the room.</p>
<p>If I THINK my roommate is doing something like weed (not uncommon)…of course I wouldn’t say anything. It’s not going to kill him and that’s a decision many people decide to make. Harder drugs is a different topic…but pot? Hell no…why would I tell? Something as small as weed is not something that’s going to kill him, I probably wouldn’t even notice. I’d probably just hear something around school…the weed group is usually pretty known.</p>
<p>But no…I wouldn’t say anything. His decision. If I tell on him, I may as well go ahead and rat out the other 10-20 people that I know of that do the same thing. I mean you can do what you want…but prepare to be exiled. Trying to help the person and trying to get the in trouble are two totally different things. You tell someone that your roommate does pot on the weekends isn’t trying to help him, that’s just trying to get him kicked out.</p>
<p>but if they do a drug bust and catch your roomate, will they ask you if you knew about their drug use?</p>