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The Ten Hardest Drugs to Kick...a reality check
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 646241" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>HLM, I think you have GREAT posts, by the way, before I start <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Ok, these are my own musings. Kids that never smoke a cigarette probably are not prone to wanting to do drugs in general, except probably/possibly acceptable alcohol use under acceptable circumstances. So, yes, any drug can be a gateway drug, but I don't think a teen who only takes, say, Tylenol when he gets a headache is at great risk to substance abuse because he is using only legal substances the way he should. Jumper is like that only Jumper rarely even takes an Ibuprofen (shrug). As far as I know none of her close friends smoke.</p><p></p><p>I know she constantly talks about how bad it smells in the hallway of our apartment. Nobody is supposed to smoke there, but of course they do. Nicotine may be highly addictive and less socially acceptable than ever today, but I excuse smokers, as long as they don't force others to inhale the smoke, for their substance abuse. The reason is, they are not impaired when they drive and they are only hurting themselves. Having said that, it would have had to be a cold day in hell before I'd ever pay a dime for cigarettes for my kids, even Daughter when she used drugs. I'd look for her cigarettes in her purse and toss them in the garbage. My house/my rules. Don't bring cigarettes into my home. Sorry. Hide them somewhere outside and nobody smokes under my roof. Period.</p><p></p><p>Another risk factor I've read about is kids who are fearless and risktakers. Children who exhibit risky behavior and impulsivity as kids have a higher rate of substance abuse as teens and then, of course, becoming addicts as adults. So behavior can also be a sort of "gateway drug." But not always, of course. Nothing is "always."</p><p></p><p>Ok, over and out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 646241, member: 1550"] HLM, I think you have GREAT posts, by the way, before I start :) Ok, these are my own musings. Kids that never smoke a cigarette probably are not prone to wanting to do drugs in general, except probably/possibly acceptable alcohol use under acceptable circumstances. So, yes, any drug can be a gateway drug, but I don't think a teen who only takes, say, Tylenol when he gets a headache is at great risk to substance abuse because he is using only legal substances the way he should. Jumper is like that only Jumper rarely even takes an Ibuprofen (shrug). As far as I know none of her close friends smoke. I know she constantly talks about how bad it smells in the hallway of our apartment. Nobody is supposed to smoke there, but of course they do. Nicotine may be highly addictive and less socially acceptable than ever today, but I excuse smokers, as long as they don't force others to inhale the smoke, for their substance abuse. The reason is, they are not impaired when they drive and they are only hurting themselves. Having said that, it would have had to be a cold day in hell before I'd ever pay a dime for cigarettes for my kids, even Daughter when she used drugs. I'd look for her cigarettes in her purse and toss them in the garbage. My house/my rules. Don't bring cigarettes into my home. Sorry. Hide them somewhere outside and nobody smokes under my roof. Period. Another risk factor I've read about is kids who are fearless and risktakers. Children who exhibit risky behavior and impulsivity as kids have a higher rate of substance abuse as teens and then, of course, becoming addicts as adults. So behavior can also be a sort of "gateway drug." But not always, of course. Nothing is "always." Ok, over and out. [/QUOTE]
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