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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There has been a nationwide explosion of teen mental health problems over the last 20 years. [b]That is due to SSRI/NSRI/anxiety medications combined with poor social experimenting and parenting. [/b] I believe social media and phones are primarily behind the overwhelming majority of new teen mental health disease cases. [b]It certainly is a huge factor yes. [/b] Do we really want to add Marijuana use to the existing crisis? Marijuana should never have been legalized.[b] Nothing like that should be "illegal" for adults. Let people make their own decisions. [/b] And before anyone states the obvious (21 is the legal minimum age to smoke Marijuana), the same is true for alcohol yet teens get that often too. [b]There is no way to prevent kids, or adults for that matter, from breaking laws.[/b] [/quote][/quote] [quote][b] Nothing like that should be "illegal" for adults. Let people make their own decisions. [/b][/quote] But if it’s legal for adults to smoke, those who live with them and are exposed to their secondhand smoke (especially kids) aren’t getting to make their own decisions. [/quote] Everyone smoked when I was growing up, in house, restaurants, church everywhere. I simply excused myself often as I didn't like the smoke. Spending more time outdoors for kids is a win-win. [/quote] Sure, I’m old enough that I remember those days as well. TOBACCO smoke was everywhere. I’m glad that you apparently didn’t suffer from your exposure, but not everyone was so fortunate. Here’s an article that talks about the effects that even brief exposure can have (including Sudden Infant Death Syndrome): https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/secondhand-smoke/health.html Although tobacco was bad enough, it didn’t affect brains the same way marijuana does. It’s great that you could simply excuse yourself and head outdoors, but. . . kids generally have less freedom today than they used to. Moreover, I’m pretty sure that as independent as you were, you weren’t able to just excuse yourself and head outside when you were an infant or toddler. Unfortunately, the younger someone is, the more vulnerable their neurological system is, and the less ability they have to get away from their caregivers. Not to mention that there is some concern about thirdhand smoke - smoke that lingers on surfaces like clothes and walls even when no one is smoking. https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/secondhand-marijuana-smoke-and-kids-2018060514012 https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/mount-sinai-researchers-report-significant-secondhand-marijuana-smoke-exposure-in-new-york-city-apartments/ [/quote]
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