Zombified, drug-addicted teens in Wheaton startle community

[Anonymous]

All this weed talk is deflection. Who even brought it up? Fenty is the issue. Cannabis is constitutionally legal in MD. Game over, we won. All that lame crying won’t change sh!t.

Now the police can focus their attention on the Fent and rabid drunks causing trouble.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone presenting with zombie-like behavior is not on weed. They are likely on flakka, which is really hitting our area hard and has been for the last 9ish months.

https://www.rn.com/blog/headlines-in-healthcare/flakka-the-zombie-drug/

When you see people standing up nodding off, that's likely heroin and other opiates like fentanyl.

It is rare to go 1 day in the ED without having multiple teens rushed in for ODs. It's a very scary, sad time we are living in.

WOW! Well that's terrifying....Just when you thought Fentanyl was the big, bad wolf....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All this weed talk is deflection. Who even brought it up? Fenty is the issue. Cannabis is constitutionally legal in MD. Game over, we won. All that lame crying won’t change sh!t.

Now the police can focus thejr attention on the Fent and rabid drunks causing trouble.

If you think there's no overlap between fentanyl and marijuana use, PARTICULARLY AMONG YOUTHS, you're fooling yourself.

Maybe they're less correlated for adults, but there's definitely a significant overlap between marijuana and fentanyl use for teens.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All this weed talk is deflection. Who even brought it up? Fenty is the issue. Cannabis is constitutionally legal in MD. Game over, we won. All that lame crying won’t change sh!t.

Now the police can focus thejr attention on the Fent and rabid drunks causing trouble.

If you think there's no overlap between fentanyl and marijuana use, PARTICULARLY AMONG YOUTHS, you're fooling yourself.

Maybe they're less correlated for adults, but there's definitely a significant overlap between marijuana and fentanyl use for teens.

At one of the fentanyl forums, I spoke with a police officer and he said teens who used to try weed as a means of rebelling and shocking their parents for the attention they're not getting, have now turned to fentanyl since weed has become legalized.

Again, it's probably a safe bet that most teens using fentanyl also use or used weed. There's no denying that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All this weed talk is deflection. Who even brought it up? Fenty is the issue. Cannabis is constitutionally legal in MD. Game over, we won. All that lame crying won’t change sh!t.

Now the police can focus thejr attention on the Fent and rabid drunks causing trouble.

If you think there's no overlap between fentanyl and marijuana use, PARTICULARLY AMONG YOUTHS, you're fooling yourself.

Maybe they're less correlated for adults, but there's definitely a significant overlap between marijuana and fentanyl use for teens.

At one of the fentanyl forums, I spoke with a police officer and he said teens who used to try weed as a means of rebelling and shocking their parents for the attention they're not getting, have now turned to fentanyl since weed has become legalized.

Again, it's probably a safe bet that most teens using fentanyl also use or used weed. There's no denying that.

There's also no denying that most teens using fentanyl also wear shoes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All this weed talk is deflection. Who even brought it up? Fenty is the issue. Cannabis is constitutionally legal in MD. Game over, we won. All that lame crying won’t change sh!t.

Now the police can focus thejr attention on the Fent and rabid drunks causing trouble.

If you think there's no overlap between fentanyl and marijuana use, PARTICULARLY AMONG YOUTHS, you're fooling yourself.

Maybe they're less correlated for adults, but there's definitely a significant overlap between marijuana and fentanyl use for teens.

At one of the fentanyl forums, I spoke with a police officer and he said teens who used to try weed as a means of rebelling and shocking their parents for the attention they're not getting, have now turned to fentanyl since weed has become legalized.

Again, it's probably a safe bet that most teens using fentanyl also use or used weed. There's no denying that.

There's also no denying that most teens using fentanyl also wear shoes.

That's a moronic analogy and comparison. The weed has really done a number on your brain.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All this weed talk is deflection. Who even brought it up? Fenty is the issue. Cannabis is constitutionally legal in MD. Game over, we won. All that lame crying won’t change sh!t.

Now the police can focus thejr attention on the Fent and rabid drunks causing trouble.

If you think there's no overlap between fentanyl and marijuana use, PARTICULARLY AMONG YOUTHS, you're fooling yourself.

Maybe they're less correlated for adults, but there's definitely a significant overlap between marijuana and fentanyl use for teens.

At one of the fentanyl forums, I spoke with a police officer and he said teens who used to try weed as a means of rebelling and shocking their parents for the attention they're not getting, have now turned to fentanyl since weed has become legalized.

Again, it's probably a safe bet that most teens using fentanyl also use or used weed. There's no denying that.

So its the teens then. Not the substance. Somehow alcohol gets a pass here? Interesting how weed gets blamed. I bet they used tobacco too. **crickets**

Parents need to take responsibility.
If they weren’t shocked by the alcohol and cigarette use why wait for fent? come on. I hope these parents arent actually as dumb as you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All this weed talk is deflection. Who even brought it up? Fenty is the issue. Cannabis is constitutionally legal in MD. Game over, we won. All that lame crying won’t change sh!t.

Now the police can focus thejr attention on the Fent and rabid drunks causing trouble.

If you think there's no overlap between fentanyl and marijuana use, PARTICULARLY AMONG YOUTHS, you're fooling yourself.

Maybe they're less correlated for adults, but there's definitely a significant overlap between marijuana and fentanyl use for teens.

At one of the fentanyl forums, I spoke with a police officer and he said teens who used to try weed as a means of rebelling and shocking their parents for the attention they're not getting, have now turned to fentanyl since weed has become legalized.

Again, it's probably a safe bet that most teens using fentanyl also use or used weed. There's no denying that.

So its the teens then. Not the substance. Somehow alcohol gets a pass here? Interesting how weed gets blamed. I bet they used tobacco too. **crickets**

Parents need to take responsibility.
If they weren’t shocked by the alcohol and cigarette use why wait for fent? come on. I hope these parents arent actually as dumb as you.

Of course the teens are ultimately responsible for what they ingest. No one absolved them of that.

But enabling the ease of access to harmful substances, which endangers more teens is not a good idea. That's what we're pushing back against with weed.

[Anonymous]

The parents are working non stop and aren't around, and the low income teens are feral.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The parents are working non stop and aren't around, and the low income teens are feral.

And they have unfettered access to toxic messaging and information thanks to social media, online and local predators and the dark web.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: All this weed talk is deflection. Who even brought it up? Fenty is the issue. Cannabis is constitutionally legal in MD. Game over, we won. All that lame crying won’t change sh!t.

Now the police can focus their attention on the Fent and rabid drunks causing trouble.

and people driving under the influence or weed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This isn't weed, people. This is far harder stuff.
Especially folks who love alcohol, get some perspective.

the amount of kids going to the ER due to psychosis episodes due to mamajuana use is increasing. it's happened to our child

Saying it's not a weed problem is the same as saying it's not my kid, why worry.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:SOURCE: https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/montgomery-county-leaders-host-listening-session-to-address-youth-crisis/3382965/

Members of one Montgomery County community came together Tuesday for candid conversation, as local leaders say drugs and violence are causing a youth crisis.

The Wheaton Urban District Advisory Committee hosted a listening session to hear from the folks on the front lines of that crisis.

“I want them to take away the urgency of this situation. It is extremely urgent,” business owner Dave Jarrett said.

Jarrett‘s restaurant and lounge, Crossroads Two, has been open less than a year in Wheaton. But over the last six months, the small business owner said he’s witnessed a frightening trend on Fern Street.

“[They’re] spaced out, walking the streets like zombies,” he said. “I am seeing it. I stand there and watch the kids, zoned out, they come in and say, ‘Can I have water?’ and they are practically standing and sleeping. Just imagine what I’m telling you.”

Many members of the community have similar stories of young people out on the street, under the influence with nowhere to go.

Montgomery County officials said rates for youth public intoxication, overdoses and violent crime are up across the DMV.

Unbelievable. So so sad. And what is Maryland’s reaction? Make pot legal, of course

FFS. They’re not on weed - it’s likely fentanyl.

It can be laced with fentanyl and so can the carts they vape from

So could your fountain drink from the drive through. Or that cookie at your school bake sale.

true, but the odds are much higher for weed or a cart that are bought from someone they don't know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This isn't weed, people. This is far harder stuff.
Especially folks who love alcohol, get some perspective.

the amount of kids going to the ER due to psychosis episodes due to mamajuana use is increasing. it's happened to our child

Saying it's not a weed problem is the same as saying it's not my kid, why worry.

SERIOUSLY! The pro-marijuana advocates are incredibly selfish and cold-hearted. Kids are suffering but they don't care.

[Anonymous]

"Naloxone (brand name Narcan) is an easy to use nasal spray medication that can reverse opioid overdose when used right away.
Fentanyl Test Strips are a tool to identify the presence of fentanyl in unregulated drugs. Fentanyl is an extremely potent drug that has been found in many different substances (such as cocaine, ecstasy, and other opioids), usually without the knowledge of the person using the substance. It is recommended that you test any substance you plan to consume to check for the presence of fentanyl.