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- From: judy@locus.com (Judy Tryer)
- Subject: Re: Potheads of the 70's Raising Kids
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.020602.531435@locus.com>
- Organization: Locus Computing Corporation, Los Angeles, California
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 02:06:02 GMT
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- I've thought about this issue long and hard and I think the answer I have
- applies to both those parents who have and those who have not used or abused
- drugs.
-
- People have different body chemistries and what is enjoyable to one person
- may be completely unpleasant to another. However, I believe that there is
- some drug that will be pleasant to each person, so pleasant that having once
- experienced the drug, that person will have a problem with craving that
- drug for the rest of his or her life. For some it is alcohol, for others
- barbiturates. Some are perscription drugs, some are legal drugs, and some are
- on the forbidden list. But I don't think that matters as much as what will
- happen if you sample a drug which is the right chemical balance for your
- system.
-
- Do you want to risk the possibility of doing battle with a drug for the rest
- of your life? Do you want to either be high all day, want to be high all
- day, or be in rehab trying not to want to be high all day? Listening to
- those in this situation makes it sound like a very unpleasant experience.
-
- I don't think the drug itself is the risk. It is the addiction to the drug
- that is the danger and here lots of drugs, including lots of pharmeceuticals,
- have that potential. Watch what your doctor gives you, not just what you
- can pick up at the corner dealer.
- --
- Judy Leedom Tyrer
-
- "The road to hell is paved with good intentions" - William Blake
-