Illegal substances have become twice as prevelant in American high schools sice the last three years according to new study.Students of both high school and middle school report that drugs are used,claimed or sold in their schools.
Teens who attend schools where drugs are widely available are three times likelier to experiment with marijuana and twice as likely to use alcohol than their peers who attend drug-free schools, the survey also noted.
The chairman of Columbia University's National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse and president ,and former U.S Secretary of Health,Education and Welfare said that is was time for the parents to shout!
Parental involvement is more influential than legal restrictions in preventing children's involvement with drugs, cigarettes and alcohol, the survey also noted.
"Laws restricting smoking and drinking ... play a significant role, but we must recognize that morality trumps illegality in deterring teen smoking, drinking, and drug use," Califano said. "[Parents are] the most effective way to discourage teen drug use [because] most kids get their sense of morality from [them]. So the message of the survey is loud and clear: Parents, you cannot outsource your role to law enforcement."
More than half of teens surveyed said legal restrictions have no affect on their decision to smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol, while 48 percent said illegality does not effect their decision to smoke marijuana.
However, in stark contrast, teens who deem marijuana use by their peers as "morally wrong" are 19 times less likely to smoke pot than those who don't view it as such. Teens who say their parents would be "extremely upset" if they tried weed are six times less likely to try it than a peer whose parents would "not be upset at all." Finally, teens who consider marijuana as "very harmful" to their health are eight times less likely to try it than those who don't view it as big a health risk.
Senator Joseph Biden (D-Delaware), a leading proponent of anti-crime and drug policy in the U.S., says more federal funding should be directed toward drug prevention and law-enforcement programs in schools.
"This CASA survey should be a wake-up call to those who believe that recent reports of reduced rates of teen drug use are an excuse to reduce funding for [school-based drug-prevention] programs," Biden said in a statement. "The rampant availability of drugs in schools should underscore the importance of staving off ... proposed cuts to [these] programs."
Availability of drugs also plays a key role in the numbers' rise. Nearly half (42 percent) of 12 to 17-year-olds surveyed said they could obtain marijuana in less than a day, while 21 percent said they could buy it in an hour or less.
The CASA survey also showed that more teens know of peers who are turning to harder drugs. From 2004 to 2005, the number of ecstasy users went up 28 percent, and those who use acid, cocaine or heroin jumped 20 percent.
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So,basically,u cannot blame these students...its the parents who are to blame.
Can u believe 12 year old kids...smokin pot nd weed?Company matters...bein in bad company,cud ruin ur life!
SAY NO TO DRUGS!
adios!
Ice Princess
28 comments:
me 1st yay
Aww no doping no drugs!
I agree its just a waste for ur life and ur future:)
SAY NO TO DRUGS
yea its a waste...u waste away ur life.
yep SAY NO TO DRUGS!!
:)
"Dope these bots and kill them."
I tried pot once, only once and it was not a pleasant experience. It was infact funny.
chill !
Fantastic post michelle,but in our country we got much wierd ways of intoxication(snake-bite)
Oh this reminds me of the 'Poster Making' competition we used to have in our school, and i'd got this topic 'Say No To Drugs!'once. And yeah i won!
One of ma close frnd's bf used to take hash...nd once wen she tried to stop him...he got so violent tht he got a blade from inside and threatened her tht he'd cut her wrist if she doesnt hand it over to him! This incident shook her!!
And me too when i came to know about it!
This is how Drugs affect a person!!
Gosh!!
Nice Post Michelle....
I like your news clips. Visit anytime, And Im always looking for new reads.
hahaha wat the Fuk lool Delete bots man!
modern day kids have to face so many unwanted things... n the worse is peer pressure... this is what gets them in a f***ing mess...
nice one fay...
@ gaurav--da reason m gettin so freakin hyper is cuz...sumone i knew very well...totally wasted his life...he got into this drug racket nd then wuz so addicted tht it wuz too late fo him to stop...he totally fucked his life royally...and wat pissed me off the most wuz that...i saw it happen nd i cudnt do nethin.i saw him throw his future away.
@ southy-- i din get u...snakebite?
@cheez--well sumthin similar happ to me...ony thin tho...da person told me to stay away frm him so i wudnt get into this shit...he din use no blade...but he did temme to stay away frm him,as he din want to hurt me wen he wuz high o wateva...its very sad man...
@vipz--let em write their shit man i really dun care
@m000nz-yep...tht wa i said...these ppl get influenced by otha shitheads...who think its so very ''cool'' to dope...its ok if u try it once,but gettin addicted,man then thrz no comin bak.it all depends on da company...who r ur frnds.
ohh fay - that's awful !
too much of anything is bad and especially drugs, cigarette, alchohol, Work.... strictly in order.
well well ..
u got free money,
u got no brains,
u got freakin frends,
u got no one to answer to,
u got plenty of f****ing time n nothing to do.
So thats what happens. It starts as a curiosity n the percolates as anxiety n pervades as necessity.
You can't just blame everything on people that take drugs.
Have you guys ever realized that some of these people go through hell of alot. Instead of pointing fingers at em how about we actually comfort em and try and help em quit.
I have a mate, his gay, his Indian. He was hooked on drugs coz he had no one, absolutely no one there for him, he just started drinking and taking drugs so that he can forget some of his problems even for a minute. I don't blame him, if I went through what he did and I had no one there to tell me whats right or wrong, I would probably do the same.
Great post p000nie! I was also thinking of posting something along these lines cos alot of Aussies r being caught in Bali these days for carrying illegal drugs...it's humiliating to all Aussies!
Drugs have shown it's ugly face all ard n the young ppl r at high risk. Today's pressures have made ppl succumb to drugs as a means of escape but it only lasts for few moments n the consequences r punishing...hope ppl realise this.
Keshi.
Gosh Anna that was scary!
I agree with m000nie it's the pressure...n n000nie yes we cant blame some of em...they have a reason to take drugs...but so do we...we have so many problems in life n believe me I dun live on a bed of roses...but I dint turn to drugs, why is that?
Keshi.
I never said you live on a bed of roses, but trust me mate your far better than alotta people out there. People that get raped, get beaten up by their dads, husbands, bfs.
Also, you always had your family and friends to support you, some of those people don't even have that.
ok NV agreed...but wud u agree now on wut I said abt the suicide victims? they have faced similar lack of support n demons in life...
yes I agree on this one with ya...well-said NV.
Keshi.
Hey ma Music Goddess!!
How you doing??
Ive seen my childhood friend fall for Drugs during engg. He was a brilliant chap...but had no one to talk to back at home.
Now he is recovering...but the news came as a shock to me...coz tht was totally unexpected from someone like him.
Yes...NO TO DRUGS...always :D
This was something different from Music...but a kewl one.
Take care
@ gaurav--yes too much of nethin is bad...VERY BAD
@ invinci--yep very true
@ rohit--m not blamin ne1 here...true some ppl r on drugs cuzza their sad life o waeva...to ease the pain i may say...but doin drugs shud always b da last resort...cuz it takes u on sucha high,wer reality dun exist ...it ruins yr life...and agreed...that ppl who r really lonely wid noone to support them,no one to talk to...it aint their fault...of course we shud support em! but u know...doin drugs aint gna get u nowhr...it also doesnt make ur life betaa..makes u forget ur problems mebbe,but not more than tht.
@ kesh--yea...i know...i wuz juz really shocked wen i read bou lill kids doin drugs...its so bad tht these young innocent minds r exposed to alla this crappoda.
@ z000n--lol @ music godess...m doin fine ty.sorry bou yr frnd...but thtz juz wa happens to drug addicts...it sux man!!my frnds recoverin too...m waitin for him to recuperate and hav my old frnd bak :)
thanx fo sharin yr views!
michelle
Everyone knows DRUGS ARE BAD, but people still take em, coz at that particular phase their not thinking how bad drugs are, all they are thinking is "how the hell do I get my mind off this shit"
yea true...mebbe thtz why they take em...
GOOD POINT
:)
I have had things that I simply cant seem to deal with unless I choose drugs or kill myself...but I think I'll choose to stay clean n live life too...only becos none of those 2 solutions is going to make me feel better permanently...the youth need to realise this n be educated on this...
Great post p000nie...I really like it.
Keshi.
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@ keshi--yea u know wat u said,thtz sumthin everyone shud realise...hope they do...sumday
@suresh--er...thanx fo' da offer but no thanx :)
i'm going to link you, thanks for linking me...btw i feel like the ice princess today >:c)
no problem !
thanx fo' droppin by!
lol sure we all feel lyk ice princesses @ times...i act like one lol
Well they take some small snakes delivering venom in extremely small quantity which is enough to give u the kick of ur life, u just have to take ur tongue out and let that damn snake bite on it. Though its extremely dangerous coz not everyone is aware whether he/she is allergic to snake venom or not and unfortunately if the person is allergic to it, it causes severe damage in the nerves and the person can get partial paralysis and in some cases it proves fatal. Phew!!!too much of lecture ha! though its damn true, i hv personally taken the pleasure of it twice.
I've hrd o drugs lot better n safer than tobacco....why no ban on tobacco....or why no rhetoric as high as compared to that of drugs
I'd say ..."say no to tobacco first n then think bout drugs like marijuana"
@ southpaw--ok...lol tht doesnt sound like sumthin tht wud give u d ''kick of life'' ha ha ha imagine a snake bitin yr tongue!!!! omg!!!nd uve done it!!! babrey!!tht sounds fkin scary!thtz wa it sounds...
@ slug--yea tobacco too...wen i say drugs i mean everythin thtz injurious to health...everythin tht gives u pleasure but is actually ruinin ur health.Its in general.so yea...SAY NO TO TOBACCO N DRUGS.
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