A question was asked here a couple days ago asking if marijuana is wrong or not.
One of the answers mentioned that dealers lace pot so that it is more effective and more addictive so that the ‘clients’ buy more.
I want to ask if people really think that? I am not here to debate if marijuana is right or wrong, legal or illegal. If you want my opinion on that you can read my previous answers.
What I want to say is that dealers dont lace their pot without the consumers knowledge. Why? It costs MONEY to lace pot with other drugs and the consumer is gonna know its laced by the sheer price if for no other reasons.
HOWEVER, being that this is the parenting board, I have to caution that a lot of the marijuana and other drugs that reach your children ARE infact laced. Not just with drugs like cocaine, but with all kinds of crazy crap. Why? Because your teenage or younger children dont know better. They dont realize how dangerous it is, think its funny or cool…
and are generally uneducated about street drugs, and very naive.
Please, everyone educate your children about ALL drugs and the effects and the crazy things they could get a hold of not realizing.
The other drug issue is rx abuse. So many kids today think that if its an rx its safe. Check your med cabinets and count your pills, including the non narctoic ones. I cant count how many times I was offered pills while in high school (I grad in 02, so like 5 years ago). And of course I experiemented, but having some medical knowledge I looked up every pill I took. I cant tell you how many things I saw that couldnt be identified at all and things like heart meds or other such things that had no recreational value that were of very real danger to the person who didnt need them.
Again, please educate your children about ALL drug abuse and the crazy things they can get a hold of.
Major tom, thats the point I am making. They are kids and dont know better. I saw people mix pot with everything from koolaid dust to liquid drano to like I mentioned dangerous perscriptions. Kids are not smart when it comes to drugs. I challenge you to view some of the boards on here that have a lot of teenagers, I challenge you to have an honest discussion with a high school student other than your child (or anyone else that you are an adult figure to, you wont get an honest answer)
It may not be like that in all high schools, but the two I went to and the one my cousin goes to are, plus I watch the news.