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I think the question is at what age you can hold people responsible for their actions though. I don’t think it’s fair to look at a 16 year old drop out and say “well they made the choice, they have to live with the consequences.” I don’t remember the saying; something about kids don’t drop out in high school, they drop out in middle school and then hang out for a few years before they make it official. So the decision was made at 12 or 13; and for me at least every decision I made at that age was pretty dependant on the adults around me. Bad adults = bad decisions.
As to the OP, once substance abuse enters the picture all bets are off.
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