Snurf: Adorable Name, Deadly Drug
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Are you concerned about your kids smoking pot or indulging in other illegal substances? Be warned: There are plenty of other legal substances kids are using to get high...
Council Rock High School officials issued this warning: "From the information on the packaging, we understand that SNURF is an herbal supplement with mood-altering properties. We strongly recommend that anyone in possession of these pills dispose of them immediately."
How did the kids get their hands on the Snurf? Simple. They bought it on the Internet.
Kids aren't just playing World of Warcraft on their computers, they're using it for truly deadly games, too--and finding ways to get high has never been easier for kids. Typing in "ways to get high" into Google garners results entries such as "New Ways To Get High: For Kids," "Homemade Ways to get High When You're Outta Weed," and a message board titled, "What are legal ways to get high?". One such recourse, herbal-extacy.com, claims that their product has "the similar effects of real extacy [sic] without the risks!" The site, possibly the Snurf supplier for the boys in Philly, is not currently accepting orders.
For parents trying to impart the danger of drugs like marijuana and cocaine to their kids, it might be difficult to teach them that other forms of getting high are equally as dangerous. "The attitude among many teens is that stuff they can get from a medicine cabinet or at the grocery store isn't risky, isn't addictive and doesn't have any downside," says Steve Pasierb, president of Partnership for a Drug-Free America. "The abuse will continue until teens understand that all medications--even those that are FDA-approved--can be dangerous."
Kids coming up with creative ways to get high is nothing new--huffing markers, glue and spray paint has been going on for years. "Robotrippin," a.k.a. drinking a large amount of Robitussin, is one of the most common teen abuses. But there are others--and some are in your own house or local "health food" store.
To learn what drugs moms should watch out for, go to Snurf: Adorable Name, Deadly Drug: Page 2
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Uh, SNURF is NOT SMURF. If I owned the rights to the latter, I’d be talking to my lawyer right now. Maybe parents should talk to their kids about drugs. It’s not like DARE has done any good. Sort of like that Abstinence Only sex ed program. USELESS
- erinbliss
What a shame that we have come to this. We need to do more than “talk to our kids”, we need to decide that our kids are more important than chilling out after work. Children need to be “trained” just the same as puppies. Are you teaching your kids that anything goes by being uninvolved in their day to day lives, or allowing them to think that “Well, everyone else does it”, or worshipping celebrities who behave badly? Stop sleeping in on Sunday and take them to Church. Children are NOT your friends… they are your responsibility, and with responsibility comes sacrifice. So if you want better children, sacrifice your needs and wants for theirs or simply don’t have them.
- Carol
im only 21 and it was not long ago i was one of those kids… i mean i did alot of drugs and my parents never knew about it, they just trusted me… nothing would of stopped me from doing them other then i got involved with a BETTER group of friends… i mean they still got drunk and stuff but would not touch and other kind of drug and would allow it around them. what im trying to say is the most importnant thing to me would have been if my parents would of truly cared who i hung out with and would of inforced those rules… my mom would always say about my old friends :she seems nice but something inside me doesn’t trust her” but instead of going with her gut feeling my mom let me hang out with them anyways… so please go by your gut instinct and pick the friends you let them hang out with wisely, ask questions to other parents and to other friends when your son/daughter is not around… ask the neighbor kid about your kids new friend see if you can get anything… i have lost 6 friends since i graduated in 2005 and its sad because i have a new life now and don’t see any of them i refuse too… i have new friends a new boyfriend and a 1 yr. old daughter and im completly drug free
- Carolyn
F.Y.I.
- Sarah & Kieran
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