Drug use in suburbs not just a kids issue..

I lived in a quiet suburb just outside of a troubled city. Other kids and I who stuck our faces in the wrong places ended up meeting the wrong people (who would have thought). Some of these people were well on their way to being adults, and some were even parents of classmates of mine.

If you are determined enough, you can find drugs anywhere in the US and maybe the world. Adults with disposable incomes, resources (cars, money in the bank, homes), and are active drug users, add to the supply of drugs that can some way or another land into a teens hands. Strong drugs like cocaine, and narcotics like heroin and oxycontin are simply too strong and dangerous for young developing minds and bodies. When mice are given the opportunity to self-administer doses of cocaine they dose themselves to death. If a full grown, well adjusted adult is not equipped with the tools they need to control themselves on cocaine, then imagine what could happen to a young mind on such a strong substance.

The reality that someone can spiral out of control on these drugs is not so hard to believe. We are all programmed to seek comfort from disturbances in life. What happens when life without drugs becomes what disturbs us? That is a large task to handle for a young mind already in a large challenge to adjust to becoming a functional human in society. With all the distractions on the path to becoming an adult, drug addiction diminishes your probability of accomplishing goals and dreams.

So for parents, you need to respect the sanctity of youth and watch for signs of straying from the path. Adults that havn't managed to get rid of the demons from their past shouldn't darken the skies of kids future's.