Is there a bigger drug problem in the inner city or suburban area? Is there a bigger problem with drug use with rich or poor kids? Is there a bigger drug problem in private or public school?
217725
in the suburbs its the rich kids and they are not cheep drugs.... the pricate school/public school is not applipicable\nthe poor kids in this area are the ones smoking the pot which is less problematic than the rich kids drugs of choice
279450
It is really, really, really bad in Southern California. I fight all the time for education, as those who read what I write well know. \n\nUnderstand now that my kids are not going to be in public school in High School in California and if that means moving out of state or forgoing a decent retirement, I will do what it takes.  That is entirely because of the gangs.\n\nThose of you in the mid-west who say you know the problem because you have it there too DON'T know the problem.  Our high schools have metal detectors as you walk in and full time security guards.  This isn't east L.A. I'm talking about, this is common, and in many places it is a lot worse than in our area (which is mid-upper middle class.)  Part of that is because people who in any way can afford it take their kids out of public school by high school, at latest.\n\nThe middle school I myself went to is a gang haven and teachers have been raped in the halls there.  I am a third generation Southern Californian, but I see a very limited future for my family here.\n\nI understand that a ton of it comes from below the southern border and that the more "Americanized" gangs are starting to have leadership from much nastier foreign gang types from Central America.
354623
That's what I've been saying for years.  When kids try mary jane for the first time they find out that their parents and their school is full of crap and that it isn't as bad as they were told.  So, of course they suspect they are being lied to about other things as well.  All the war on drugs does is breed mistrust among the younger generation.  It has had no appreciable effect on drug use whatsoever.
539469
I was in public school until high school, when I started to attend a private catholic school. Private school kids do earn some of the stereotypes they're given (we have many, many wealthy kids), but my school also has a high percentage of students here on tuition breaks. So private school kids are not always what you think.
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Weed is the number one drug in the western world that causes addiction related health problems and loss of function in the person's life.\n\nYou lose a tremendous amount doing dangerous drugs like pot.  You aren't as smart as you should be, you aren't as capable.  It dramatically interferes with your ability to lead a normal, happy and satisfying life.\n\nI worked inpatient community mental health for years.....including more than my share of drug related problems.  I know what I am talking about with this.  I've met a hell of alot of people who come from good families, started out smart and with everything going for them.  Then, they started smoking weed.  Ten years go by and they are now in the trashcan of society.  No job, no prospects....no LIFE.  Wondering how they got there.
17339
illicit drugs?\nIt's greater than God to the people that use them, more evil than the devil, the poor make it(so they have it), the rich are addicted(so they need it), and most people that use them die.
313295
Unfortunately, what I have seen of the D.A.R.E. program in our area does not impress me, so I wouldn't go out of my way to keep the program going.  We all want to teach kids about the dangers of drugs, but D.A.R.E. doesn't seem to be getting through.  Most of the kids that I saw a few years ago, when my  own children were involved with D.A.R.E., considered it a joke.  There has to be something better out there, somewhere.  Your mileage may vary, of course, but I think D.A.R.E. is mostly a waste of money.
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here's my thoughts,-  there are millions of adults who \nhave been  through state/public schools, \n public schools have not addressed the major problems they have with bullying (anti social behavior), or the major problems they have with age seperation( anti social behavior),or the major problems they have with teacher student respect( anti social behavior),the major problems they have with violence( anti social behavior), and this attitude of ignoring a problem has produced decades of antisocial adults who have no idea how to react in the real world when they head off to work, or who just don't even want to bother working, who have no idea how to interact with their bosses, or interact with those who are not in their little click.( yes a percentage of them do turn out okay) but if your sucess rate is not 100% when you are dealing with other people's children, you need to seriously look at the methods you are using and learn to accomadate childrens learning styles. Don't just put your head in the sand and say this is how we've done it forever. i don't see gangs of homeschool kids rampaging the streets beating up people and stealing etc. where i do see a lot of this from gangs of public school kids, who have no hope of a good future, who have been bored out of their brains through out their school years, who were never offered the chance to study things they were good at or interested in,who were never shown by their teachers(supposed role models) any interest in their talents, who were left to struggle through what should have been the best years of their young lives, the formative years were you become great, useful,fun loving helpful people. -\n  the question should be why are schools trying to cover up their mistakes in the way they socialize kids by stating that homeschooled kids will not be socialised. I don't think anybody wants to be socialised in the schools way, which is to make everybody conform , make everybody exactly alike, make everybody follow somebodies ideas(that were introduced to the schooling system in a long dead century full of long outdated methods and attitudes.  i think its time for the school system  to step into the 20th  century and admit they way they are doing things has harmed  young people and  caused most of the anti social behavior we see everyday on our streets and t.v. if being homeschooled means children don't fit the standard  socialisation mould. i say thank goodness for that. maybe the world has some hope of survival, because these kids think outside the box and don't just follow  blindly like sheep. I think the real question we should all be asking of our schools is - what are you doing to address the problem of antisocial behavior that is being fostered by the school system. If their answer is nothing , find another school quickly before they affect your children. I think all kids are great and have massive potential,lets stop being stupid and use what ever methods work for creating talented, happy, educted children, who turn into well adjusted, forefilled adults.Anyway just my observations. keep smiling.
228487
Lord only knows why people get into drugs, but if i have learned one thing it is that IF THEY DON'T WANT TO CHANGE THEY ARE NOT GOING TO. It usually takes a life altering event for them to snap back to reality and realize that what they do effects everyone around them. \n   Sorry and good luck!
623973
What I am concerned about as a parent in public schools in California, is that I think my children are not getting the same quality education that other students are getting for example in Washington state. \n\nMy sister in law lives in Bellevue, WA and she says that their Bellevue School District is almost like a private school system. She says that this district has 7 high schools in the top 100 schools in the nation, including Interlake High School, which was 24 this year.\n\nI am just concerned that my children don't have the same quality schooling than others around the nation. I think if the government would give more fundings or somehow more money could be collected, there would be a better future for the kids in California.
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I strongly disagree with using drugs. I don't have to do drugs to see what it does to a person.  As a wife of a Fireman/Paramedic I hear about all the bad drug interactions,overdoses and deaths that drugs cause. It not only hurts the people doing the drugs but the people that love them.\nIt's got to be hard to live with someone who is slowly killing themselves and any chance that they have at a future just for a chance to get high. Not to mention having to live in poverty because they have to support their drug habit before supporting their kids.
201053
I agree with milwoodsgal.  And, second hand smoke should definately take a backseat to the drugs being used by people and damaging their brains.  Meth cookers cooking with the kids in the house is also a huge concern.
93394
gang bangers?\n\nIf you report to the police, then that should keep them away for some time and some distance. But the only thing you do as your part, is to talk to your children about drugs and how it will affect their family, friends and themselves in future.
674821
a rich person can be a drug addict and it won't have any detrimental effect economically. a similar addiction in a poorer person can have a devistating effect on him/her and family
546540
I don't think there is much drug use in the upper and middle classes of India, but there is a huge drug problem since half of the population lives in poverty. Apparently hashish and homemade brews of pot and stuff are available everywhere...\n\n  Perhaps you are also thinking of Iran where believe or not about a quarter of the population is addicted to herione.
381572
More young people need to get involved in the whole campaign, voting process.  I really believe the focus should be to address internal local issues, like education and drugs.  Two areas that definitely impact America's youth.
158545
In a small town, a large-scale drug dealer is easier for the police to track down. Plus, without any Internal Affairs branch in so small a town, it's easier for cops to "bend the rules" to make users narc on their dealer. So, individual users have to travel to larger cities to make buys. Sure maybe one person deals to two or three friends, but 99% of the traffic is in the city. And, as has already been mentioned, small towns feel themselves to be above painful reminders that drugs exist, so while there's a comparable number of users per capita, there's less reminder about such things in small towns.