A 17 year old confessed that they have a bad drug problem and it depresses me.
Why do you think this makes you feel depressed?
Honestly, I think she needs to be punished for lying to me and not telling me about this sooner.
Taking drugs is a bad thing to do and they are going through a tough time right now. You should get them help for the drugs.
I will. I'm going to talk to their parents.
I think that's a great idea and you could truly be helping them out. Drug addiction is very difficult for an individual to deal with and it's wonderful that they have people in their corner, as they are going to need support in order to recover.