The sanctimony is strong in this one. You think 17 yo s don’t know what addiction is? And that they don’t know where it leads? I watched a friends kid go down that path. They spent tens of thousands trying to get him clean. And it worked. For a while. He’d be weaned from the physical dependence, but he would just rather be high than any thing else. And back he’d go. Last I heard they gave up on him. It wasn’t the fault of dealers or drugs. It was a conscious bad decision that the only thing that mattered to him was being high.
All I can say is Thank God it isn’t your child. You must be a great parent.