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Posted by medhed on February 12, 2005, at 6:40:34
The kids were in the far corner of the room crushing and sniffing Klonopin, I asked them why they would do it that way. They said that they believed that Klonopin was an extended release drug and that they could 'more bang for the buck' if they ruined the time release by crushing it. I told them Klonopin is not a time released drug and that perhaps they should try Xanax XR for this effect. They just stared at me with their mouths open and yellow powder all over their noses.
Kids are so cute, reminds me of when I was a teenager.
Posted by gardenergirl on February 12, 2005, at 9:56:04
In reply to The Kids are Alright..., posted by medhed on February 12, 2005, at 6:40:34
I mean no offense, but that image to me is not cute at all. I find it very sad and a little scary.
gg
Posted by medhed on February 12, 2005, at 10:25:36
In reply to Re: The Kids are Alright... » medhed, posted by gardenergirl on February 12, 2005, at 9:56:04
> I mean no offense, but that image to me is not cute at all. I find it very sad and a little scary.
>
> ggI know. It's overwhelming me.
Posted by gardenergirl on February 12, 2005, at 10:52:36
In reply to Re: The Kids are Alright... » gardenergirl, posted by medhed on February 12, 2005, at 10:25:36
Posted by Glydin on February 12, 2005, at 16:21:52
In reply to The Kids are Alright..., posted by medhed on February 12, 2005, at 6:40:34
Posted by jujube on February 12, 2005, at 16:37:53
In reply to Re: The Kids are Alright... » medhed, posted by gardenergirl on February 12, 2005, at 9:56:04
One of the most heartwrenching and frightening images I have seen was of the children of Davis Inlet sniffing gas to get high. So much pain, so much suffering, so little hope. Too young to do anything to change what is going on around them, yet too old to be children (if that makes sense). How does society let these things happen and continue to let them happen? It sickens me, yet I feel powerless.
Posted by mair on February 12, 2005, at 16:39:07
In reply to The Kids are Alright..., posted by medhed on February 12, 2005, at 6:40:34
I never thought of any of the drugs I take as being something that anyone would want. Last year, my klonopin disappeared maybe twice over the course of several months. the first time I didn't have that much left and just assumed I misplaced it. It wasn't a big deal because I had some somewhere else so it wasn't like I was suddenly without any at all. The second time, last summer, I really freaked because it finally dawned on me that the two incidents had to be related and that I hadn't simply misplaced a bottle of pills. This is after I tore my bedroom and bathroom apart. What was worst of all was trying to figure out who might have taken them. I have 2 teenage kids. It's awful to have to suspect them. One, my daughter, really had been at a friends for most of the previous 24 hours, so her opportunities were very limited. My son was totally adamant that it wasn't him. I knew that conventional wisdom would have it was probably him and that I had typical parental blinders on not to see it. But mothers always do think they know their kids and it really isn't/wasn't his style, and his denials were very convincing - as was his very believable ignorance about the drug. And I thought it was interesting that he thought it was nuts for me to think that someone from outside the house might have stolen them, while accepting my assertions that I hadn't misplaced them. If it was him, you'd think he'd want to deflect suspicion to someone else.
I live in a very sparsely settled neighborhood and I never lock my doors. I chose to believe that it was a kid in the neighborhood who had once been in drug rehab, and whom I had suspected of being in our house one time a few years ago. He moved out of the neighborhood shortly after the pills disappeared and it hasn't happened again, although that hardly proves anything. For awhile I got to be really good about hiding my klonopin, but I've gotten sloppy again.
It is really sad, and of course to this date I hope I was right about my son.
Mair
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