Doped and Weeded Out
Nabeel Jameel Shariff 10c 16th Jan 2011

Parents, have you ever experienced something as bizarre as this? You walk in your son’s/daughter’s room with an amazing gift for him/her while discussing what an angel he/she is with your spouse. As you walk in, your offspring is smoking something that doesn’t look like a normal cigarette but drugs with his/her friends. Even though such a tragic story may seem like it has met its end, it is a problem that can be solved. Parents can expose their children to information on these drugs, and their causes and effects. The problem with drugs isn’t something new for parents or their children, and it most obviously is a world-wide problem. Although studies show that a lot of children have retained their normal life, many others still suffer under the very harmful effects of drugs. Such problems are not only risky for the users, but their parents, the police, and the rest of the general public. What is the cause of the problem? Of all the signs that point out to such acts, a lack of knowledge on these drugs and their causes and effects is perhaps the main cause of such incidents. Many drug dealers don’t use these drugs themselves, because they know what will happen if they do. Nowadays, every two out of ten people you look at could be having drugs flowing through their system. This kind of problem has many solutions that differ greatly. Many lawmakers are punishing these drug users brutally by electrocuting them and other such horrible methods. Others are screening out objects that come in and go out of the country. In any way, these solutions don’t completely solve the problem. Many think this is the best way, and what has to be done has to be done. Parents can best solve