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Anonymous wrote:This is probably a hot take here, but it always seems weird to me when people have not experimented with drugs at all. I think it is a normal thing to do. Drug use itself isn't necessarily bad if done in a safe environment. Addiction is horrendously bad, but everyone here has probably been out with friends recently, watching everyone sip wine, and thought nothing of it -- and alcohol ruins more lives than (other) drugs.

I've never experimented with drugs. I've also never been drunk or buzzed.

Congrats?? Then you clearly have nothing to add to this post. Move along

Anonymous wrote:This is probably a hot take here, but it always seems weird to me when people have not experimented with drugs at all. I think it is a normal thing to do. Drug use itself isn't necessarily bad if done in a safe environment. Addiction is horrendously bad, but everyone here has probably been out with friends recently, watching everyone sip wine, and thought nothing of it -- and alcohol ruins more lives than (other) drugs.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is probably a hot take here, but it always seems weird to me when people have not experimented with drugs at all. I think it is a normal thing to do. Drug use itself isn't necessarily bad if done in a safe environment. Addiction is horrendously bad, but everyone here has probably been out with friends recently, watching everyone sip wine, and thought nothing of it -- and alcohol ruins more lives than (other) drugs.

I almost failed by TS/SCI/Lifestyle poly over this one because I have never done drugs. Had to walk them through the whole ROTC military drug testing timeline for it to make sense.

Anonymous wrote:This is probably a hot take here, but it always seems weird to me when people have not experimented with drugs at all. I think it is a normal thing to do. Drug use itself isn't necessarily bad if done in a safe environment. Addiction is horrendously bad, but everyone here has probably been out with friends recently, watching everyone sip wine, and thought nothing of it -- and alcohol ruins more lives than (other) drugs.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is probably a hot take here, but it always seems weird to me when people have not experimented with drugs at all. I think it is a normal thing to do. Drug use itself isn't necessarily bad if done in a safe environment. Addiction is horrendously bad, but everyone here has probably been out with friends recently, watching everyone sip wine, and thought nothing of it -- and alcohol ruins more lives than (other) drugs.

I've never experimented with drugs. I've also never been drunk or buzzed.

Anonymous wrote:This is probably a hot take here, but it always seems weird to me when people have not experimented with drugs at all. I think it is a normal thing to do. Drug use itself isn't necessarily bad if done in a safe environment. Addiction is horrendously bad, but everyone here has probably been out with friends recently, watching everyone sip wine, and thought nothing of it -- and alcohol ruins more lives than (other) drugs.

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Anonymous wrote:Most parents need to remove blinders and face reality. Drugs ARE EVERYWHERE on college campuses. Pot is the least of it. Molly, Coke, Shrooms. The best you can do is create an open, safe-enough environment where your kid will tell you what he is doing, has done this past weekend, plans to do at the festival, etc. For example, I know my DC has done Pot, Molly, Shrooms, but refuses to do any cocaine and absolutely will not inject anything. DC's friends tell me what they are up to too. Those same friends don't tell their parents who are clueless. DC knows from our discussions that they can call me anytime, any hour, they can call 911 and get an ambulance anytime, meaning don't be afraid that I'll find out from the insurance statement, just go get medical help and always be safe. If you aren't having these conversations with your kid, your kid will definitely be the 9 in 10 who keep it from the parents.

You seem to be justifying that your kid and their friends are doing illegal drugs. You can't honestly believe that all 20,000 kids at a given college are doing drugs. They aren't. A large crowd of them, but not even half. Statistics say 44% for pot.

As if kids are going to be honest in any kind of survey that would result in reported stats.
Look, I want my kid (and their friends) to be safe. So I chose a stance of - rather than come in with any judgment on the topic that would scare them or shut them down, I let them talk, I express my concerns and viewpoints (no, I don't justify it, condone it, wtaf pp), and I tell them to watch out for each other, to be safe. If you want to live in the land of De Nile, and pretend that your prince or princess is pollyanna perfection, avoid the topic altogether. IDRC.

We don’t avoid talking about it. We talk about it quite honestly and openly. My brother is an addict. He started with innocent use and for years used recreationally, and then got into other more addictive drugs. I use him as a prime example as to why they should avoid drugs.

Good luck being “open.”

Your brother's choices are not my kid's choices. But thanks for the kind well wishes for my young adult. DB.

Right “your kids are different.” 👍

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Most parents need to remove blinders and face reality. Drugs ARE EVERYWHERE on college campuses. Pot is the least of it. Molly, Coke, Shrooms. The best you can do is create an open, safe-enough environment where your kid will tell you what he is doing, has done this past weekend, plans to do at the festival, etc. For example, I know my DC has done Pot, Molly, Shrooms, but refuses to do any cocaine and absolutely will not inject anything. DC's friends tell me what they are up to too. Those same friends don't tell their parents who are clueless. DC knows from our discussions that they can call me anytime, any hour, they can call 911 and get an ambulance anytime, meaning don't be afraid that I'll find out from the insurance statement, just go get medical help and always be safe. If you aren't having these conversations with your kid, your kid will definitely be the 9 in 10 who keep it from the parents.

You seem to be justifying that your kid and their friends are doing illegal drugs. You can't honestly believe that all 20,000 kids at a given college are doing drugs. They aren't. A large crowd of them, but not even half. Statistics say 44% for pot.

As if kids are going to be honest in any kind of survey that would result in reported stats.
Look, I want my kid (and their friends) to be safe. So I chose a stance of - rather than come in with any judgment on the topic that would scare them or shut them down, I let them talk, I express my concerns and viewpoints (no, I don't justify it, condone it, wtaf pp), and I tell them to watch out for each other, to be safe. If you want to live in the land of De Nile, and pretend that your prince or princess is pollyanna perfection, avoid the topic altogether. IDRC.

We don’t avoid talking about it. We talk about it quite honestly and openly. My brother is an addict. He started with innocent use and for years used recreationally, and then got into other more addictive drugs. I use him as a prime example as to why they should avoid drugs.

Good luck being “open.”

Your brother's choices are not my kid's choices. But thanks for the kind well wishes for my young adult. DB.

Anonymous wrote:This is probably a hot take here, but it always seems weird to me when people have not experimented with drugs at all. I think it is a normal thing to do. Drug use itself isn't necessarily bad if done in a safe environment. Addiction is horrendously bad, but everyone here has probably been out with friends recently, watching everyone sip wine, and thought nothing of it -- and alcohol ruins more lives than (other) drugs.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most parents need to remove blinders and face reality. Drugs ARE EVERYWHERE on college campuses. Pot is the least of it. Molly, Coke, Shrooms. The best you can do is create an open, safe-enough environment where your kid will tell you what he is doing, has done this past weekend, plans to do at the festival, etc. For example, I know my DC has done Pot, Molly, Shrooms, but refuses to do any cocaine and absolutely will not inject anything. DC's friends tell me what they are up to too. Those same friends don't tell their parents who are clueless. DC knows from our discussions that they can call me anytime, any hour, they can call 911 and get an ambulance anytime, meaning don't be afraid that I'll find out from the insurance statement, just go get medical help and always be safe. If you aren't having these conversations with your kid, your kid will definitely be the 9 in 10 who keep it from the parents.

You seem to be justifying that your kid and their friends are doing illegal drugs. You can't honestly believe that all 20,000 kids at a given college are doing drugs. They aren't. A large crowd of them, but not even half. Statistics say 44% for pot.

As if kids are going to be honest in any kind of survey that would result in reported stats.
Look, I want my kid (and their friends) to be safe. So I chose a stance of - rather than come in with any judgment on the topic that would scare them or shut them down, I let them talk, I express my concerns and viewpoints (no, I don't justify it, condone it, wtaf pp), and I tell them to watch out for each other, to be safe. If you want to live in the land of De Nile, and pretend that your prince or princess is pollyanna perfection, avoid the topic altogether. IDRC.

We don’t avoid talking about it. We talk about it quite honestly and openly. My brother is an addict. He started with innocent use and for years used recreationally, and then got into other more addictive drugs. I use him as a prime example as to why they should avoid drugs.

Good luck being “open.”

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most parents need to remove blinders and face reality. Drugs ARE EVERYWHERE on college campuses. Pot is the least of it. Molly, Coke, Shrooms. The best you can do is create an open, safe-enough environment where your kid will tell you what he is doing, has done this past weekend, plans to do at the festival, etc. For example, I know my DC has done Pot, Molly, Shrooms, but refuses to do any cocaine and absolutely will not inject anything. DC's friends tell me what they are up to too. Those same friends don't tell their parents who are clueless. DC knows from our discussions that they can call me anytime, any hour, they can call 911 and get an ambulance anytime, meaning don't be afraid that I'll find out from the insurance statement, just go get medical help and always be safe. If you aren't having these conversations with your kid, your kid will definitely be the 9 in 10 who keep it from the parents.

You seem to be justifying that your kid and their friends are doing illegal drugs. You can't honestly believe that all 20,000 kids at a given college are doing drugs. They aren't. A large crowd of them, but not even half. Statistics say 44% for pot.

As if kids are going to be honest in any kind of survey that would result in reported stats.
Look, I want my kid (and their friends) to be safe. So I chose a stance of - rather than come in with any judgment on the topic that would scare them or shut them down, I let them talk, I express my concerns and viewpoints (no, I don't justify it, condone it, wtaf pp), and I tell them to watch out for each other, to be safe. If you want to live in the land of De Nile, and pretend that your prince or princess is pollyanna perfection, avoid the topic altogether. IDRC.

Anonymous wrote:This is probably a hot take here, but it always seems weird to me when people have not experimented with drugs at all. I think it is a normal thing to do. Drug use itself isn't necessarily bad if done in a safe environment. Addiction is horrendously bad, but everyone here has probably been out with friends recently, watching everyone sip wine, and thought nothing of it -- and alcohol ruins more lives than (other) drugs.

Anonymous wrote:This is probably a hot take here, but it always seems weird to me when people have not experimented with drugs at all. I think it is a normal thing to do. Drug use itself isn't necessarily bad if done in a safe environment. Addiction is horrendously bad, but everyone here has probably been out with friends recently, watching everyone sip wine, and thought nothing of it -- and alcohol ruins more lives than (other) drugs.