kwillia
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Glad to hear you are seeking help...She fled the state. I havent heard from her. I made an appointment with a therapist though... just to talk to someone.
Thanks.
Why do kids think they need to do drugs & alcohol?
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ItalianScallion
Harley Rider
There's soo much to this issue and not simply one answer.
One thing that I've seen that causes kids to "partake", is pressure from society & the media. Most kids today get bored to death with everything after a short time. They seem to always need to strive to reach another level; A higher high. This teaches them that nothing has value for very long. Everything has to change, nothing is ever good enough to be used, kept or worn for more than a year (clothing, cell phones, boy/girl friends, marriages, etc).
Of course more parental involvement is where it all must start. Lack of both parents quality involvement in their lives causes kids to seek attention elsewhere. Gangs aren't always large groups of bored, angry kids. Sometimes only 4 or 5 gives kids their "fix".
Then there's uncontrolled sex which is more powerful than most drugs and causes many more problems, IMO...
One thing that I've seen that causes kids to "partake", is pressure from society & the media. Most kids today get bored to death with everything after a short time. They seem to always need to strive to reach another level; A higher high. This teaches them that nothing has value for very long. Everything has to change, nothing is ever good enough to be used, kept or worn for more than a year (clothing, cell phones, boy/girl friends, marriages, etc).
Of course more parental involvement is where it all must start. Lack of both parents quality involvement in their lives causes kids to seek attention elsewhere. Gangs aren't always large groups of bored, angry kids. Sometimes only 4 or 5 gives kids their "fix".
Then there's uncontrolled sex which is more powerful than most drugs and causes many more problems, IMO...
Cheeky1
Yae warsh wif' wutr
I heard this the other day on NPR....I said BS.....and changed the station.
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I still believe it is all about the parents. Outside influences have a large role to play in substance abuse, but really, if the parents don't take the time to be with their children (outside of holidays, giftgiving, and vacations) it will be a miracle if the kids over grow up at all.
Many adults (that happen to be parents as well) want it all.....the house, the job/career, the money, the friends, the status, and children. Many of these adults don't know how to effectively sacrifice for their children to grow up have at least as good a shot as they had. I see it everyday.
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I know this goes a bit heavy on parents, but it is true. I am a parent. I know. Everything I do (and don't do for that matter) effects my kids one way or another...until after they go to bed. Then, it is wife time
bcp
In My Opinion
I think you hit the media side of it right on the head.
And, when something else is being discussed like, guys in dresses using the womens room, or any other decay of morals, there are some that ask,, what does it harm you if????
Well it does harm us as a society, the kids pick up on these things and its natural to them, must be ok. Each generation in this country is slipping farther down a road that pretty soon there will be no return from.
Im sure there are those that remember the Bra commercials from the 60s, they couldn't use real women on TV to show them, now look at what you see on prime time.
Remember when Ricky and Lucy had to have separate beds? now what, prime time shows Ricky and Lucy (or their equivalent) having sex.
In the 50s you couldn't even show a toilet on a TV show.
Look at that 70s show, all those kids do is sit around smoking dope in the basement. Do you really think that the kids watching it are not going to pick up on this and maybe think about giving it a try?
Cheeky1
Yae warsh wif' wutr
TV...what TV?.......who allows their kids to watch this crap?
I've seen what it on tv these days. 99% of it is ridiculous, obnoxious, stupid, flashy BS, and the rest is commercials for the more ridiculous, obnoxious, stupid, flashy BS.
The only activity the TV is used for is watching movies....which are slim pickings these days for kids. We wind up going on the internet and watching the cartoons of old. Like tom n' jerry and bugs bunny, or what not.
ItalianScallion
Harley Rider
TV today is a baby sitter. Many kids watch it w/o their parents knowledge.
And look at all the threads started on here that ask who watched this or that show. 90% of the shows on TV today use laugh tracks because NO ONE would laugh at them otherwise. The "shoot em up/kill me" ones have gone overboard with special effects and we wonder why people are out of touch with reality???
Misfit
Lawful neutral
Teen drinking doesn't lead to alcoholism: study
http://www.thelocal.se/41546/20120620/
The study first examined the alcohol consumption habits of 14- to 17-year-olds, before catching up with the subjects again when they were in the late twenties.
It found that 27-year-olds who drank too much often had consumed very little or no alcohol when they were teenagers, the Dagens Nyheter (DN) newspaper reports.
"More than every other young adult who had risky drinking behaviour in our study didn't drink at all as a teenager," Stockholm University sociologist and study co-author Thor Norström told the newspaper.
"That's surprising because previous research gave the impression that those who drink a lot in their teen years are the ones who have alcohol problems later in life."
The study, co-authored with Hilde Pape from the Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research and published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, looked at the drinking habits of teenagers in Norway.
http://www.thelocal.se/41546/20120620/
The study first examined the alcohol consumption habits of 14- to 17-year-olds, before catching up with the subjects again when they were in the late twenties.
It found that 27-year-olds who drank too much often had consumed very little or no alcohol when they were teenagers, the Dagens Nyheter (DN) newspaper reports.
"More than every other young adult who had risky drinking behaviour in our study didn't drink at all as a teenager," Stockholm University sociologist and study co-author Thor Norström told the newspaper.
"That's surprising because previous research gave the impression that those who drink a lot in their teen years are the ones who have alcohol problems later in life."
The study, co-authored with Hilde Pape from the Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research and published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, looked at the drinking habits of teenagers in Norway.
luvmygdaughters
Well-Known Member
I grew up in the 60's and 70's. Had several friends who did drugs. Saw the effect it had on them and was not so anxious to try it. Also, I was afraid of what my parents would've done to me if I did drugs. When my kids were growing up, I told them, all the time, everyday, drugs will kill you. No if's, ands or buts. Thats it, bottom line, do drugs and die. To my knowledge, they never did. Now my daughter is telling my granddaughter the same thing. You as a parent, inmo, must be the one to reinforce the consequences of drug, alcohol and poor decision making. Know who your children are spending time with at school and leisure time. Know the parents of the kids. Search their rooms, I had no problem nosing thru my kids rooms. Check the email and facebook accounts. If you find they have two different accounts, one you can access, one you cant, pull the plug on the computer. Dont buy them smartphones, if they're somewhere they're not supposed to be, chances are they aren't going to answer when you call anyway. Dont buy them 5.0 mustangs when they get their license at 16, THEY DONT KNOW HOW TO DRIVE! In other words, BE A PARENT.
kwillia
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'People who come from a privileged background are generally shielded from negative outcomes in life.'
Among 12- to 17-year-olds, introductions to heron have increased 80 per cent since 2002, according to data obtained by NBC. The prevalence of heroin is often connected to prescription pain medication, like Oxycontin, which is legal and easily accessible to some teens.
Heroin offers the same high, only more intense at a cheaper price.
'It’s hard to talk about the heroin problem without talking about the prescription drug problem,' said Rafael Lemaitre, of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, to NBC.
Painkillers are now replacing marijuana as the new gateway drug.
Prescription painkillers cost between $20-$60, while heroin costs just $3-$10 a bag. The stigma of shooting up is also gone, as new versions of the drug allow users to simply snort or smoke it. Most end up shooting up within weeks.
Read more: Suburbia is the new home of heroin abuse: More teens turn to opiates than ever before thanks to prescription painkiller addiction | Mail Online
Among 12- to 17-year-olds, introductions to heron have increased 80 per cent since 2002, according to data obtained by NBC. The prevalence of heroin is often connected to prescription pain medication, like Oxycontin, which is legal and easily accessible to some teens.
Heroin offers the same high, only more intense at a cheaper price.
'It’s hard to talk about the heroin problem without talking about the prescription drug problem,' said Rafael Lemaitre, of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, to NBC.
Painkillers are now replacing marijuana as the new gateway drug.
Prescription painkillers cost between $20-$60, while heroin costs just $3-$10 a bag. The stigma of shooting up is also gone, as new versions of the drug allow users to simply snort or smoke it. Most end up shooting up within weeks.
Read more: Suburbia is the new home of heroin abuse: More teens turn to opiates than ever before thanks to prescription painkiller addiction | Mail Online