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[quote=Anonymous]Parents, wake up: pot is [u]not[/u] a harmless drug. Though many of us who grew up in the 70s and 80s experimented with it with no permanent ill effects, I feel very differently about it now. I am the mother of two teenagers and they have two cousins who became addicted to pot at age 13 and are currently battling multiple addictions. Both of them say pot was what got them started. Let me tell you, their lives are hell. Rehab, police records, separation from family and friends, overwhelming physical and psychological cravings, willingness to give anything (sex, other drugs, money and valuables stolen from parents) to get high. Forget college - these young people from normal middle-class families will be lucky to get a job at 7-11 (hard to do when you have a record; hard not to have a record when you're an addict). Marijuana these days has a 10% potency, but some samples have tested as high as 30%. In contrast, average potency in 1983 was less than 4%. It is stronger and more addictive, and creates permanent changes in the structure and functioning of the still-developing adolescent brain. 
If my kid was fooling around with sex and/or drugs, I'd want to know. I understand the risk of telling another parent their child may be involved - many parents react by wanting to shoot the messenger. Depending on the school, counselors or trusted teachers may be willing to talk to the parents to tell them that their children may be using. But if you consider these parents friends, you have an obligation to tell them. Acknowledge how difficult the conversation is, be willing to be proven wrong about your suspicions, offer help - but be a responsible adult and do the right thing.[/quote]

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