Phelps

[BigFish]

Spence twisting the facts....not talking about medication or prescribed drugs/narcotics Spence. Cocaine, Heroin, Crack, Pot, oh....and don't give me the "pot is a prescribed drug in the treatment of cancer" crap Spence......you know what I am talking about.....I think you are smarter than that. I have never used drugs recreationally Spence.

[justplugit]

I agree, pot is a gateway drug to other illegal drugs, but imho the biggest gateway, that starts it ,depends on who your friends are.

I don't know any kid who the first time they drank or did drugs did it alone.

It starts with someone in a group saying let's do it and then the peer pressure kicks in and suddenly it's , "aren't we so cool, i must be cool too."

Birds of a feather.

[joe the plumber]

I've got to chime in on this one.Pot can be a gateway drug to the right individual.Alcohol can be a gateway drug to the right individual.
Here is my take on it.In my 48 years,I've seen some people who drink,kick the tar out of thier wives,and lose thier homes,and if that is not tragic enough,lose thier lives.I've never seen such behavior with people who I know smoke pot.My 2 cents.

[justplugit]

Originally Posted by joe the plumber

I've got to chime in on this one.Pot can be a gateway drug to the right individual.Alcohol can be a gateway drug to the right individual.
Here is my take on it.In my 48 years,I've seen some people who drink,kick the tar out of thier wives,and lose thier homes,and if that is not tragic enough,lose thier lives.I've never seen such behavior with people who I know smoke pot.My 2 cents.

That may be Joe, but the tragic part of pot and drugs imo is the scum bag sellers it supports. Not good people, many people killed and lives ruined because of them.

In my years, many working with teenagers, I've seen many families and lives destroyed from pot. Families in crisis for years. Impaired thinking keeps them from facing ordinary problems keeping them stuck in immaturity.

One of the first signs is sliding marks in school and that means not living up to potential. I've seen a suicide and psychotic episodes from kids smoking pot from bongs laced with other drugs
Your rolling the dice whenever you take a mind altering drug.

[joe the plumber]

[QUOTE=justplugit;66225

In my years, many working with teenagers, I've seen many families and lives destroyed from pot. Families in crisis for years. Impaired thinking keeps them from facing ordinary problems keeping them stuck in immaturity.

[/QUOTE]

I am SUPPOSED to be working.I take a break,check into S/B,and well,here I am.I do love this site....When I love this site........
I want to respond to justplugit.You have spoken like a man who has seen this and I believe what you have seen and respect your opinion. Thanks for pointing this out.I still think pot is alot less harmfull than booze.Just my own personal observations.
To Karl F,you took the words out of my mouth about Phelps.I too hope he grows and learns from his experience.

[Slingah]

that poor kid...bad judgement is all...I agree most with everything said here, it is all bad if abused..
from my own personal using it started with butts then booze then weed....then everything else, Ive tried and abused most everything except smack
What I will say is... for ME...weed has to be at the bottom of the list as far as being harmful...not to say it isnt though....and booze being by far the worst..it has ruined and killed alot of lives and people close to me..
maybe the kid has a problem...maybe not...he's still a damn good athlete....the best ever...

[Raven]

if his face is on the cereal box i'm not eating it

[BigFish]

Dave your right...peer pressure! None of the folks I hung out with were into any of it! That always helps! Spence...its why alcohol is called alcohol and drugs are commonly known as well....drugs! They are two different things. remember....we can disagree and often do. You have the way you look at things and I have the way I look at things.

[Dad 818]

Originally Posted by Raven

if his face is on the cereal box i'm not eating it

Only cereal endorsement he has left is WEEDIES

[ecduzitgood]

Someone should make a list of roll models (good or bad) for both pot and alcohol.......I'll start: Ted Kennedy

[spence]

Originally Posted by BigFish

Spence twisting the facts....not talking about medication or prescribed drugs/narcotics Spence. Cocaine, Heroin, Crack, Pot, oh....and don't give me the "pot is a prescribed drug in the treatment of cancer" crap Spence......you know what I am talking about.....I think you are smarter than that. I have never used drugs recreationally Spence.

I can't fathom how you don't think alcohol isn't a drug.

-spence