Pubdate: Mon, 02 Feb 2009 Source: Regina Leader-Post (CN SN) Copyright: 2009 The Leader-Post Ltd. Contact: http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/letters.html Website: http://www.canada.com/regina/leaderpost/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/361 Author: Daniel Marton Note: Marton contributed this article to Minus 20, a page featuring the views of a group of Saskatchewan young people under 20 that appears regularly. THE WHOLE WORLD -- STONED It seems like everywhere I go nowadays, I always hear something about drugs. Whether it's about doing them or where to find them, I'm sick and tired of hearing about them. I keep finding these statistics on the Internet and all over the media stating that there is a very low number of people who are doing drugs, but in my opinion that's a complete load of garbage. A statistic may say something about drug use, but that only applies to people who answer these surveys honestly, and I think they are quite skewed. In answering surveys, I feel that more than a few people would be afraid of either getting caught, or would be afraid of other people finding out. Drug abuse, from my point of view, is only increasing from where it's at now, and younger children are starting to pick up this filthy habit. I believe that the quote "Monkey see, monkey do" brings up a very relevant point here. Children could see anyone using any type of drug, and think that it's cool, and decide they want to be cool, and actually try it. Do we want our generation to become a bunch of drug-addicted zombies? I can't tell you that I sure don't. Why people do drugs baffles me beyond belief. I've heard the excuse that "it helps calm me down" numerous times. But people shouldn't have to rely on a drug-induced state to feel "relaxed" or "happy". Drugs are one of the stupidest ways to escape reality; not only because they will cause you more problems in the future, but our generation could be full of people addicted to drugs! I cannot fathom the world in which I live if every person was "high" or "stoned" Can you? Marton contributed this article to Minus 20, a page featuring the views of a group of Saskatchewan young people under 20 that appears regularly. - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin