I've watched it play out a few times

Feb 24, 2021
9:15:06am

kccougar All-American

Obviously, there are right and wrong ways to approach accountability and testing, but from my observations the parents who are afraid to parent their child on this issue (don't require accountability) fail 100% of the time.

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Time

Drug testing a child

Phasor

2/24/21 8:36am

What drugs are we talking about?

ReyOso

2/24/21 8:38am

Not at 16. All drugs should be legal AND no kids that age should be allowed

rcbyufan

2/24/21 8:44am

I get what you are saying, and I don't want to speak for Rey, but my counterpoint is that the environment

Clark Addison

2/24/21 8:57am

That's kind of my feeling. No way do I want my kid smoking weed at 16.

ReyOso

2/24/21 9:04am

I don't disagree with this. It's dependent on the kid and coming down hard isn't

rcbyufan

2/24/21 9:12am

And thinking about it better, I could see cases where testing could help.

ReyOso

2/24/21 9:16am

I've watched it play out a few times

kccougar

2/24/21 9:15am

Definitely do not disagree on the need to parent and require accountability. Is random testing the way to do that?

Clark Addison

2/24/21 9:19am

Horrible advice for parenting a teenager.

kccougar

2/24/21 8:55am

Yeah, I read that and about died. King Bear is going to have some issues.

Graystation

2/24/21 8:59am

Kids make stupid mistakes. Some are lethal, others are merely stupid.

ReyOso

2/24/21 9:06am

Sure. Don't disown your kid over it. But it's also not okay to let that stuff

CougarTailDevourer

2/24/21 9:09am

I'm not talking about letting it slide.

ReyOso

2/24/21 9:12am

What is a good solution in your opinion then?

CougarTailDevourer

2/24/21 9:14am

There often is not a good solution for a kid going off the deep end.

ReyOso

2/24/21 9:17am

and that's putting it benignly.

gangbusters

2/24/21 9:12am

Totally agree. Unless hard drugs, need a middle ground.

4thand19

2/24/21 9:03am

When my brother started out it was just alcohol and pot in his teens. This later

CougarTailDevourer

2/24/21 9:04am

But if you get to the point of testing, you've already intervened, right?

ReyOso

2/24/21 9:07am

I don't know what the solution is to tell you the truth. But doing nothing is

CougarTailDevourer

2/24/21 9:10am

Big increase in psychosis and schizophrenia among teens who smoke pot

AggieWeekendCougar

2/24/21 9:20am

They sell tests at Walmart. I've not used them though. My kid used off and on from 16-19 and the reality is, it's up

Pete

2/24/21 8:41am

Better LSD than weed, and better weed than alcohol, according to studies.

ReyOso

2/24/21 9:10am

Oops, meant to post below.

ReyOso

2/24/21 9:12am

You can take your kid to their PCP and have them order it from a lab

WhoisJohnGalt

2/24/21 8:45am

I read this "you can take your kid to get their PCP and...order it from a lab"

SweetBabyG

2/24/21 9:08am

Hank Rearden

2/24/21 8:58am

The efficacy of a urine test depends on the type of drug, but generally speaking

cracka

2/24/21 8:59am

I used at home tests for our oldest. Also had breathalyzer at home

Gibbcoug

2/24/21 9:22am

Because it's so commonly used, people forget how dangerous alcohol can be.

ReyOso

2/24/21 9:40am

I was a juvenile probation officer for many years. We used urine tests.

NVCougar

2/24/21 5:06pm

Not as serious, but one of ours started smoking and claimed he was addicted.

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