Did I do the right thing?

[KenM]

Ok, I broke it off with the girl I have been seeing because she does ALOT of pot. She would just drink alcohol or light one up in the car while she was driving. I saw her do this a number of times, I was in the car with her. She knew that I have dealt with drug uers in the past and have a really negitive view of them. She did not care, I tried to talk to her about it but she would keep doing it. I'm very concerned that she will kill someone, so I called all the local police departments and told them to watch out for Her. I gave them her address, car type/ tag number, name, cell phone number since she does not have a regular phone line.
Did I do the right thing?

 

[der_kluge]

Unequivocably, absolutely.

It's a shame that sometimes people that you love go down that path, but the fact that her boyfriend has left her because of her habits should be the first sign for her. I doubt she will even notice.

Only she can ask for help, and it sounds like it will get worse before it gets better.

 

[KenM]

I'm pretty upset about this. When we first met, she told me she USED to do pot, and she was done. Last Sept. for some reason she went back to it. I had the best times of my life with her until I found out she was using again. I'm not even sure she stopped. She might have just been screwing with me. In the end though its her loss, she choose the drugs over me. Thanks for letting me vent, Enworlders.

 

[Crothian]

You did fine, it is tough but the right thing to do.

 

[IronWolf]

As tough as it is it sounds to me like you did the right thing. It takes a lot to make the right decision sometimes.

 

[Tewligan]

So, were you still having a good time with her while she was using and you didn't know about it?

 

[KenM]

Now that I think about it, I don't think she was using when we first met. After she started to use again she was different. Thats the only way to put it. At first I thought I could tolerate her use of it, but thats all she would do whenever we got together, so I know she has a problem. The last thing someone that loves someone wants to see is that person hurting themself.

 

[loki44]

(Okay, I'll play devil's advocate...)

You dirty rat. Snitchin' ain't never cool.

Having said that, everything is measured in degrees. Did she cross the line? I dunno (not enough info). If she did/does.....more power to ya. But are you sure you weren't being spiteful in your decision to snitch? What else did she do to you? Is she really public enemy #1 or do you have a hidden agenda? If you feel in your heart that you did what's "right", then why do you feel bad?

 

[Mystery Man]

Boy I tell ya, pot smokers are getting pretty brave lately. I've seen 3 different people light up on one of those tiny little pot pipes in traffic in the last 3 months. What the heck gives man?

And yeah, dropping her was a good idea, until she's serious about quitting your better off without the aggrivation.

 

[KenM]

She has not done anything to me, really, except be really neurotic. But the reason I called to police was because EVERYTIME we got in her car to go soemplace, she would either pop open a beer or light a joint while driving, so i know she did it all the time. She had no respect for me. I'm subject to random drug tests at my job, the only thing she cared about was getting high.