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randomuser  ·  3047 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why Punish Drug Users at All?

    Today, parents should be more worried that their children will get caught and punished than that the drugs they use will harm them.

This was my favorite part. It's an interesting thought, and I feel like I remember some South American country trying this recently.





OftenBen  ·  3047 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Don't forget the social implications of 'Your son got caught giving my son a joint in the bathroom at school.' Shame is a powerful motivator.

randomuser  ·  3047 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Or the kids that get caught and blame others of their friends... There is definitely a problem with the way laws around drugs and alcohol are currently setup. I don't know about totally legalizing all drugs, but there is definitely something to the idea of changing what we do with drug users.