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Is it ever OK to drug your kids?
Most of us would never drug our kids, right? That’s the stuff of tabloid headlines, not good parenting. At least, that’s what we tell ourselves until we’re getting on an airplane with an overtired, agitated toddler who just can’t seem to settle down.
Then the bottle of children’s Benadryl in your first aid kit starts looking awfully appealing. Surely that kid has a little sniffle, right? A precautionary dose of Benadryl couldn’t hurt. If it happens to make her sleep through the flight, so much the better.
Benadryl is the secret weapon of the traveling parent. It’s a pretty open secret, too. According to a recent Today Show/Parenting.com survey. 1 in 5 moms admitted to drugging their babies to get through a big event like a plane ride or long car trip. Continue reading »
Nutmeg: Not just for egg nog anymore.
Parents who are worried that their kids might be tempted to experiment with drugs may want to consider putting a lock on the spice rack. According to Poison Control and the fine folks over at CNN, that nutmeg you use to spice up your pies can also be used to get high.
And if your own kid hasn’t heard about getting high on nutmeg yet, give it some time. The Internet is apparently teeming with instructional videos on how to snort and smoke nutmeg. And kids are doing it with sickening consequences.
Getting a legal high off nutmeg isn’t exactly new. Carolyn wrote about it back in October and people have been doing this for years. What’s different, of course, is the the videos. Kids who might otherwise never hear about doing something as stupid as smoking nutmeg are being introduced to the idea on YouTube and other sites.
So, what’s a nutmeg high like? How does hallucinations, vomiting, headaches and epileptic symptoms sound? Nutmeg may sound sweet, but it is actually quite poisonous. Continue reading »
An afternoon spent listening to your favorite tunes is sure to make anyone feel pumped, but is there music out there that can actually get you high? Wired reported last week that a crop of teenagers in the Midwest is iDosing: listening to MP3′s that create the buzz of street drugs.
Wired blogger Ryan Singel writes, “I-dosing involves donning headphones and listening to “music” — largely a droning noise — which the sites peddling the sounds promise will get you high. Teens are listening to such tracks as “Gates of Hades,” which is available on YouTube gratis (yes, the first one is always free).” He notes that officials in Oklahoma are taking the threat of iDosing seriously, as are the moms at Momlogic. Take a look at the complete report from Oklahoma City’s News 9: Continue reading »
In a world where there’s a drug available to treat everything from thinning eyelashes to erectile dysfunction, it’s no surprise to learn that some kids are growing up believing that the answer to all their problems can be found in a bottle. And according to a report released by the Partnership for a Drug Free America, girls are particularly vulnerable to the “drugs make everything better” mentality. Continue reading »
We all want to keep our kids off drugs. Most of us also shudder at the thought of our babies starting to date. I breathe a sigh of relief every time my 16-year-old assures me he’s still allergic to girls.
A surprising study from the University of Washington suggests that dating may be the lesser evil, and even act as a prophylactic against drug use.
Teens in relationships were substantially less likely than their single peers to abuse marijuana, alcohol or smoke cigarettes.
Move over, David After Dentist. The two-year-old smoking cigarettes is the Internet video sensation of the day.
It’s pretty scary to see a two-year-old smoking cigarettes like a pro. The image is so wrong it makes me want to shout at the screen.
Like most sensationally wrong things, though, this one is rare. There’s hardly an epidemic of toddler smokers out there. I’m not worried about my own two-year-old being offered her first cigarette by a delinquent preschooler at playgroup.
Moms got MADD about drunk-driving and pushed for stiffer laws. They helped to pass and then later repeal alcohol Prohibition. And now the nation’s mothers — or at least a vocal segment of them — are lobbying to legalize marijuana.
According to the AP, their key argument is that pot is safer than booze and cigarettes. Moms for marijuana believe that teens shouldn’t be tossed in jail for experimenting with marijuana. They also point to pot’s health benefits, claiming it can help ease postpartum depression. Some mothers also say it helps to treat autism.
Moms for pot legalization say that prohibition creates a black market which leads to the sale of dangerous drugs to their children. Continue reading »
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