Drug driving charge

[Mumof3andstruggling]

My 19 year old son has been charged with drug driving and has to go to court. I’m worried sick about it and him. He had been smoking weed, he insists it’s not a regular occurrence but I’m unsure if this is true. He didn’t tell me about it, I found out when I read the summons. He told me he didn’t get pulled over but he was parked on a street with the engine off chatting to friends. Not that makes a difference in the slightest. I feel physically sick thinking about it. How could he be so stupid. I worry that he’s ruined his life before it’s really begun. Thanks for reading this.

It is massively difficult to accept, but if he is old enough to drive, old enough to take illegal substances, then he is old enough to take the consequences.

There's an absolute zero tolerance for drug driving. I would question why in the event he stated he was sitting in the car with friend. He's potentially been seen driving by Police and pulled and is in control of a motor vehicle and failed the road side drug test. As others said he's old enough and may lose his licence for some time.

I know equally it's worry for you but maybe this is a wake up call for him that it's one or the other NOT both

Sometimes an incident like this can be a wake up call. I hope he learns from it. The inconvenience of going to court for all of you and the consequences of his actions might just make him think about his life choices.

I'm sorry for you as a mum. Its completely shit and I can only imagine how you feel.
As the sister of a man like your son , I hope they throw the fucking book at him. My brother is a liar (as your son is) and destroys everything he touches. I hope your son gets the help he needs, but give nothing more than you can, emotionally or financially.

Sometimes a sudden wake up call brings them back on the right track.
Sometimes getting caught early before he has an accident is better.
Sometimes being stupid once is what it takes.
It is what he learns from this and how he reviews his friends, his habits, his plans for the future and what he changed that will make or break him.
I would be livid with my child and worried too.
Let's hope he doesn't like where he finds himself and does something about it.

He hasn't ruined his life, he'll need to get the bus/train for a while, pay a fine, and not try for a job requiring a driving licence or dbs check. Just be grateful he didn't ruin someone else life permanently.

This doesn't have to dictate the rest of his life. Plenty of young people smoke weed. Plenty of young people do stupid things. Hopefully this will encourage him to give up the weed.