Parental alert: "Today's stronger pot isn't like your marijuana". USA Today reports on this trend and gives 8 Tips to keep teens away from drugs.
"Teen alcohol and tobacco use are down, he says, but we haven't had such luck with marijuana. … Society still has very mixed feelings about it."
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Reefer Madness? Marijuana, increased potency is the gateway to a debate on addiction and treatment.
“It was as if she woke up one day, and decades of her life had disappeared. Joyce, 52 and a writer in Manhattan, started smoking pot when she was 15, and for years it was a pleasant escape, a calming protective cloud. Then it became an obsession, something she needed to get through the day. She found herself hiding her addiction from her family, friends and co-workers.”
One of my part time jobs is driving Limousine. This is my 10th Prom season, which I thoroughly enjoy. It is fun to see all of the young people decked out in full regalia.
My last prom was two weeks ago, with eight kids from the suburbs. I gave them the usual no smoking and no drinking lecture. They were fine with that. They had no intention of smoking or drinking. At least they didn’t plan on drinking alcohol. An hour later when I dropped them off for dinner, I found 22 empty bottles of “5 Hour Energy, extra strength”. That’s a lot of Caffeine. They were flying high. And it was all legal; they didn’t break any rules, mine or those of their High School.
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