Young People and Where Are They Headed?

It seems that the newer generations are in a constant downward spiral. The news is filled with teen drug and alcohol abuse. And they can't stick to just one drug. They have to try every one of them and we have kids dying on a daily basis out of pure ignorance. What happened to the good ol' days? When kids 

  could go outside first thing in the morning and play until the street lights came on. The simple truth is that times have changed. Nowadays, kids can't just run the streets because we have kidnappers and rapists. When you keep kids inside, they come up with new ways to pass the time. And as they get older, they start trying new things to make time go by faster. Our grandkids are over dosing on over the counter drugs, and even glue! Can you believe that? Remember when glue was used to paste crafts together? Now we have people sniffing it to get a quick high. Kids are drinking listerine to get drunk before school! What goes through their heads?! Listerine is used to clean your mouth out, not get you trashed. With all of these new trends, what should we expect next? Are they going to start snorting

chalk to compensate for cocaine? Or have they already tried that? What can we do to stop these trends and get back to the basics? Experts say kids whose parents spend more time with them, are less likely to do illegal drugs and drinking. But then they go right back and say if families put too much stress of their children, they are more likely to try stress relieving activities such as drug and alcohol abuse. Either way, our society needs to come up with something new to preoccupy kids, or who knows what's next! Local communities should put together activities for different age groups to keep them separated. Let's all try and put our best foot forward and set good examples for these young-ins!