Cannabis and it's Abuse in Kids!?
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Bud \nBudsicles\nDank
306287
I don't know I can only say I hope its a LONG one. Retards that produce (and its prob meth) should go down as examples and be punished to the fullest. These drugs promote filth and crime, child molestation, and prostitution along with many other negative things. One does not produce drugs without knowing the awful effects, they just don't care. In jail you go my friend.....see ya butt head! (whoever it is)
849406
I have no clue what everyone else said as I didn't take time to read the same thing people always say that is no where near right. First off its an adiction and no one can say its not the same as a physical addiction. I was physically addicted to weed for 10 long years. I smoked an ounce a week every week for 9 of those years. When I finally had kids I stopped and it was the worst month of my life. I couldn't sleep, or eat and even sex got a whole lot more boring. i had never in my life not even once had sober sex until the day i stopped and it was not nearly as fun. \n\nNow, I quit 3 years ago and I still want to get high, I don't but I still want to and I think about it at least once a week. We are the same as drunks in a lot of ways except the only thing wrongwith reefer is its illegal. anyhow, start by slowwing down. I went down to a hlaf for a few weeks, the a quarter for a few weeks, the an 1/8 for a few weeks and finally I got down to smoking once in the morning to get my day going and once at night to get to sleep. once I got over the hump of not smoking in the morning the day time was much easier, until I stopped the final nightly stone. then life was hell for a whole month. I hurt all over, I puked for a week or so occasionally and I hated the world.\n\n\ntry quitting in small steps and don't take advice from people who have never had this addiction. they're just guessing.\n\n\n**added***\n\nonly amatures smoke it with tobacco, don't listen to them for sure.
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It's more addictive than alcohol, but I'm not too keen on alcohol either.  I say that because recent research has shown that more people ADMIT THEMSELVES for marijuana treatment now than for alcohol!  Why do they say "it's not addictive?"  It's making a fine distinction.  Weed is not PHYSICALLY addictive, but it is for dmn sure PSYCHOLOGICALLY addictive.  The new info just shows how ignorant we are about psychoactive substances.\n\nThe point in making it illegal is to, as much as possible, prevent it from reaching children.  The impact it has on children bad.  Although not terribly well-understood, new streams of evidence are consistently bad.  One of the impacts with the most evidence is asthma and diabetes.  Less evidence, but highly probable is a correlation between marijuana use and the onset of paranoid schizophrenia.\n\nThere is a long list of other negative side effects.\n\nNow on a personal level, I don't really care if you shot yourself in the head, ate lead, or drank mercury, but I am angry about irresponsible parents and I am concerned that marijuana use impairs driving and judgement (people lie and say it doesn't, but slowing reaction time IS impairing driving ability).  So weed is illegal because it is a safety hazard based on the belief in the ignorance and irresponsibility of the greater mass of humanity.
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I'll go out on a limb and say that its influence is how it acts as a gateway drug to other substances. Yes, it would be nice to sugar-coat my answer by saying pot's influence lays with the hippy revolution of the 60's, their music, and art in general, but that wouldn't do enough justice to the people who have suffered at the hands of this incredibly toxic and destructive drug. So, that's my answer. Marijuana can lead to further drug abuse and thus it's influencing the US culture by creating more and more junkies day in and day out. This is happening all over the world by the way. I've based my answer on America however to keep this on topic. Have a nice day.
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Cannabis isn't bad for people who can use it responsibly, ie not drive..\nHeroin makes people OD, not cannabis. The "gateway" theory is BS.
35817
Definitely should be laws against this! No child should have to breathe in second hand smoke- it's cruel. Parents with any sense wouldn't smoke around their kids.
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I think that it is important to note that there are many types of abuse. Not only physical abuse, which most people would typify with this type of situation, but most commonly you will find emotional abuse (cursing, and derogatory name calling), and more often than not neglect. Usually in the extreme form where the parent often leaves the child alone, and the child goes hungry, unkempt and inadequately sheltered. I spent several years working in a group home, and saw lots of cases of this.  The percentage of abuse was not greater in an addiction riddled household, but it did seem more severe. I think alot of it has to do with the addictive person looking out for themselves and where their next "fix" was going to be coming from and w/their own lives that they couldn't be bothered with their children, and looked upon them as a burden and not something to be cherished.
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Some signs of meth abuse are not sleeping, mode swings (sometimes violent), paranoia, and increased energy.  I am a recovering addict and although meth was not my drug of choice, I have know many people on it and I have seen many lives destroyed by it.  It is by far the worst drug I have ever seen in that the person is never the same after use as before, and the longer they are on it, the more serious the long term effects can be.  If you really think he has a problem with it and he is under 18, I suggest talking to your parents to try and get him some help.  If over 18, he still needs help, but your parents and no one else will have the right to force him to get help.  In this case, I suggest prayer and a long talk with him.  I have never seen a drug that works so profoundly on the nervous system.  I will pray for you and your brother and wish you both luck.
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Tell someone! Your being abused!!
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That is horrible. I would really have to take desperate measures in getting him to realize how dangerous his actions are.  Try explaining that his kids could get into his stash not realizing what they are doing. Kids are very curious about things and their bodies are very fragile. I would also remind him how his kids can be taken away from him. I think that's what I would do, especially with them being so young. I would tell him he can not have his kids until he gets some serious help. Have the kids stay at other relatives homes until he gets his act together. This is dangerous. I read of a guy who ran a drug lab in his house and he also had kids. One day his kids set the house on fire and one of them died because the dad had been so high the night before. It was horrible. So if you care about him please take every necessary action to help even if you have to call the police.
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Sorry hon, but this is a case that you can't do much with. THey are messing with stuff that will get them in trouble and messup their entire lives. You may just have to decide that you need new friends, before they bring you down too.\n\nI had a friend in hs like that, SHe was always messing with older guys and trying to get me too. I finally had to tell her that I couldn't hang out with her if she wsa doing those things. It really hurt, because she choose the drugs and the boys over our friendship, but I am glad I did it. \n\nShe has like four kids with four guys and is always high on meth. I am glad that my life isn't like that. But I am really sad when I see her like that.\n\nBottom line, you have to do what is best for you, your pot-head friends will drag you down.
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Yes, it kills brain cells and ultimately inhibits you from thinking clearly and at your sharpest, thus ruining your life forever. Not only that but it makes you lethargic (tired) and will corrupt your views on life. DO NOT DO MARIJUANA OR ANY OTHER DRUG! Please do not listen these other Teenage Pot-heads, as they will say anything to justify THEM smokeing it. IT IS BAD FOR YOU! It's not Government Propaganda to stop kids from smokeing Marijuana and useing it ANY TIME is bad. There are proven studies that have shown that Marijuana is unhealthy and does, infact, corrupt the human mind (To say the least.)
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Society defines what is acceptable drug use and what is abuse. It does not have to make sense because its all wrapped up in the politics of drugs. \n\nMixing drugs isn't really abuse its just stupid, which has no cure other than when the stupid manage to kill themselves. Using a minor drug like marijuana to control pain may be illegal but it is not abuse. Using marijuana to get high is drug abuse, so is using alcohol to get drunk.
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YOu don't have to be mean or you will scare them AWAY and may pushed to do more. Sit down and have a talk with him. Many people turns to drugs and alcohol when they are having trouble communicating their problems with family. They hang out with peers who are doing the same thing - drugs and some commit a crime or two. This is very sad but is true to most people. When you do the conversation, be sincere and firm. Offer help. They may need somebody to listen to. A shoulder to cry on. Make yourself available for your son and be his friend. The effect of such thing is only temporary but having self-respect last forever.\n\nI personally made someone QUIT smoking weed. He had done it since 13 yrs old, now he is in his 30's (but was 27 when he stopped). The sincerity of your  voice and being true to what you said to him is the key. When you say you will be there for him, be there for him. No need to yell, scream, ground or whatever punishment is there. COMMUNICATE with him!
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Second hand smoke = bad for kids.\n\nSimple
1050784
How many kids are in foster homes and how many families are torn because of drug abuse (use)