Salam all, I will try my best to keep this short.
My family recently have been pushing me to move out and live with my brother. His place is beautiful in a nice city so I'm all for it. Only issue is his crippling marijuana addiction. Smokes out of his bong numerous times a day, gets defensive when I bring it up and it's not something I'm comfortable with nor happy to be around. I don't know what to do, I'm afraid to tell my parents and I feel like I'm constantly letting them down because they think I'm just being lazy by not living with him. Please help, this constantly consumes me.
He has a girlfriend. Shes just some white girl, I often hint at him getting married. I know his life well enough to know nothing is causing him enough stress to confide in drugs. and he won't listen to negative effects. He's just like the rest of society, preaching its healthy and cures everything
"Just some white girl" -_- I take it you don't like white people?
Just like Charisma mentioned, keep reminding him about the harms of it in a subconscious manner. Not to his face in a confrontational manner, or that might backfire.
I have been through this before, and it's very tough. For myself, I would say it's not a good idea to live with a family member who is using drugs. Whether you decide to make an issue of it or not, it will create conflict in the relationship. It will make both of you uncomfortable. In my experience, it's no use harping on someone for drug use unless it becomes life-threateningly destructive. Then it's time for rehab. Not that one should never say anything about it at all, just not bring it up all the time.
Weed is one of the weakest drugs out there, and many who smoke weed don't move on to harder drugs. Hopefully that will be the case with your brother. The best thing one can do is stay out of harm's way and offer unconditional love and support.
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