Parents. The Anti-Drug. -- Drug Information
During my morning ritual of news-scanning, I happened across an ad exhorting me to get "the straight facts" on marijuana. Well, since I'm part of the unwashed masses and according to the "parent - the anti-drug" campaign I know nothing about da hoob, I figured I might as well get myself learned.
And how.
Did you know that kids who smoke pot are more likely to be more rebellious and aggressive? They are more likely to have bad family lives? They will have more associations with delinquent and drug-using friends!!!
These facts are about as straight as that Carson guy on Queer Eye (who, incidentally, I have been told spells his name with a K ... that's pretty gay). Not that there's anything wrong, of course, with being un-straight. However, when it comes to portraying facts as straight, then it may become a problem.
This was my favorite quote: "Compared to the light users, heavy marijuana users made more errors and had more difficulty sustaining attention, shifting attention to meet the demands of changes in the environment, and in registering, processing, and using information."
No shit?
It's a matter of don't get stoned before taking a test. I think if you manage to do that, it's more a sign of baseline stupidity as opposed to being a "delinquent stoner." Perhaps my smartest friend at school partook of the ganj quite often, as a matter of fact even whilst writing papers. He managed a pretty high GPA, especially for the Computer Science department.
So you can stick "those who used have lower achievement than the non-users" in your pipe and smoke it!
Oh I am so clever.
Seriously though, this is an entertaining page. Watch out! Your kid is the next stop on the Marijuana Express!
Comments
Personally I like the tv ads that portray one teen writing a letter to her boyfriend "this is really hard for me to write..." and then she goes on to extole how "people are talking" and she thinks that "things are going a little too far"...if a teenage girl does not like the behaviors of a teenage boy she is going to break up with him, not campain him to change. I know you know the ads I am talking about...what about some pontifications on those ads too...would love to hear your thoughts.
P.S. I know someone who wrote the admission essay after having done some coke....and was accepted. I am not saying I think this is a good idea...but as they say..."free the mind...and the rest will follow."
P.S.S I know coke and marijuana are miles apart.
Posted by: Michelle | June 3, 2004 10:52 PM