I'm sorry to hear that.

I would find that distressing, personally.

Sure, I experimented when I was younger - but I'd never say I was addicted. Just didn't work for me. Made me extremely paranoid with hallucinations. But then again I think I smoked cheap stuff with goodness knows what was in it!

Maybe you need to rethink your concept of "addiction is for the weak".

I get that you grew up in an environment where you could have swung that way, but didn't.

Addiction can be a serious condition that requires intervention, just as a person with a mental health condition requires intervention. I get that the one is self inflicted and the other one isn't, but they both require professional help.

I'm not entirely sure why you would need to "accept" their behavior.....

Have you posted about this in the Addiction Forums?