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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kids are gonna drink and find alcohol either way. It’s a fact of life. I’m a boomer /gen X and we were able to access it freely in those days. Fake ID and lower drinking age etc. parents turned a blind eye. Every generation experiences it differently but it’s never gonna go away. [/quote]

I'm a GenXer with Silent Generation parents.  Yes- we drank a lot in the 80s/90s.  Different culture nowadays.

I have boys--Sophomore and Senior and they are so busy with sports, school, etc. Games on weekends that they aren't into drinking/partying.  They tend to have a few friends over or go to their home--they are definitely not drinking our house is small.  My oldest is also kind of a health nut with his sport and what he puts in his body.

I really stress no weed to them because the weed today is linked to psychiatric issues---worse in boys too.  I find these effects much more worrisome and it used to always be seen as weed was the lesser of two evils--not so much anymore.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/mental-health/marijuana-use-mental-health-young-adults-weed-rcna84984

Over the last decade of diagnosing countless young patients with new psychotic disorders, one striking result has stuck out for New York City psychiatrist Dr. Ryan Sultan.

“Of all the people I’ve diagnosed with a psychotic disorder,” he said, “I can’t think of a single one who wasn’t also positive for cannabis.”

Sultan, an assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia Irving Medical Center, is one of many experts raising serious concerns about the increasing marijuana use by adolescents and young adults.
“Really, the ideal time to consider using weed — if you’re going to use it — is 26 or later,” Sultan said.

People who wait until at least age 26 are much less likely to become addicted or develop mental disorders, said Dr. Sharon Levy, a pediatrician and addiction specialist at Boston Children’s Hospital.

And the evidence is growing of marijuana’s association with psychiatric disorders such as depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, especially in young men. 
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