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To: TigerPaw who wrote (8435)	1/6/2006 11:15:33 AM
From: epicure	Respond to of 541556

Same with my daughter. No interest in drugs- not even the legal ones. She has too many other activities. Drug use in teens is primarily an outgrowth of boredom and peer group. Boredom a parent can limit, if one commits to letting one's child get involved in activities- because most really attractive activities require parental involvement, and money- or that has been our experience (and then the peer group will be composed of other highly motivated kids, and voila- no problem). It's been worth every second of time, and every penny we've spent.

To: TigerPaw who wrote (8435)	1/6/2006 2:09:29 PM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541556

Agree...I have grandkids in the schools now as well. The problem as I know it to be, and confirmed by what I hear from the youngsters currently, is it isn't just the known 'stoners' who participate. Look around at our current society. There are many people who are on drugs/alcohol in the Hollywood groups that certainly don't fit the "visual model" of stoners, but that are users to be sure. Some of these folks make a good deal of money, and some of them are unfortunately made to seem a role model for our kids....