tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868408445292652756.post2304101803477099717..comments2023-05-29T07:56:32.303-07:00Comments on Mommy's Words of Wisdom: Your Adolescent and drugs! How soon do we need to worry?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15844330172364790101noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868408445292652756.post-13389437165215004282010-03-15T10:04:06.343-07:002010-03-15T10:04:06.343-07:00Growing up as a child who was shy, socially isolat...Growing up as a child who was shy, socially isolated from peers and chronically depressed I can understand why some kids(particularly from dysfunctional homes) will engage in substance abuse behaviors as they feel hopelessness and alienation from their family, their peers and society in general. Fortunately I was gifted and shy and turn inward to use that to express myself, many other kids who were physically, sexually and verbally abused potentially abuse alcohol and drugs or self abusive behaviors. We as a society need to get better at intervening, mentoring and educating our children to give them hope and validate them as individuals worthy of having the best legal, social, education, spiritual foundation of support.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com