The Dangers of Public School, Part Five: Drinking and Drugs

I've mentioned this before, but since it's such a huge topic, I decided that this could use a whole post.

Drinking and drugs. As far as I'm concerned smoking is included is drugs; even if just for simplicity's sake.

We all know these things are bad for people in general, and especially children and teens. But the numbers about drugs and drinking in schools are horrific. Better than fifty percent of students know that drugs can be had on campus. That's bad enough - but who's supplying these drugs?

Other students, of course.

And then there's drinking. One in five high school aged girls binge drink. It's dangerous enough for a grown adult to drink. Drunk driving takes thousands of lives. Alcohol reduces good judgement, can cause drunk rages, fights, or even poisoning. Imagine your daughter, son, niece, nephew, sister, brother, granddaughter, grandson, involved in those things. If that doesn't send a shiver down your spine then there's a bigger issue here.

You don't want your kids involved in that, do you? It's dangerous.

And drugs are another story. I'm sure you've seen the before and after pictures, heard the stories of how drug addiction turned good kids into criminals to support their habit.

This is a terrible plague on the children of the our nation. It's taking promising children and turning them into criminals, drug addicts, and alcoholics.

It's dangerous. It's insidious, deceptive, and ruinous.

It starts in schools.