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| He and his friends tried it, and he soon found himself addicted and experiencing powerful psychosis. |
Father:
‘Cannabis Made My
Son Mutilate Himself’
Christian
Institute
A
father has spoken out to highlight the dangers of skunk—a potent form of
cannabis—after his son was hospitalized following a psychotic episode.
In
an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live, the unnamed father described how his son
became "completely addicted"
to the illegal drug and his life quickly spiraled out of control.
He
described his son as a "very bright
bubbly lad," and said his son's drug-induced transformation was "a whole tragic trip down a hill".
Psychotic
The
youngster first tried taking skunk "out
of boredom" at age 16.
He
and his friends tried it, and he soon found himself addicted and experiencing
powerful psychosis.
"He became delusional. He
used to sleep with a tennis racket in his bed because he thought people were
living in the walls," his father said.
Explaining
the worst moment, the father said: "He
basically had a psychotic episode and did huge amounts of harm to both himself
and his mother.
"And as a result of that,
he was put into a mental institute for assessment for a five-, six-month
period."
Self-mutilation
The
man's son, in his drug-induced state, stabbed his mother multiple times and
seriously mutilated his own body.
Interviewer
Emma Barnett said after hearing the details, "you cannot imagine the state of mind that somebody is in to do
that."
Having
stopped using drugs, his son is on the road to recovery.
He
still has several operations ahead of him to repair the physical damage he did
to himself, but his mental state is much improved.
Contribution
to Society
"He's got his wit back.
He's always been very quick at winding me up, and he's certainly got that
back."
"I feel like I've got my
son back," the father added.
"I think, moving on,
he'll make a decent contribution to society and to the family."
Horrors
NHS
psychiatrist and columnist Dr. Max Pemberton warned against the legalization of
cannabis.
He
said that it "wrecks lives" and that he was seeing an increasing
number of people becoming psychotic as a result of using the drug.
He
added: "People aren't making
informed decisions about the risks because few ever witness the true
horrors."
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