High Schools Saying Cheese, But DEA Disagrees

This is terrible. In the 60′s it was just fun to get high, I’m sure, but that ended in disaster for almost everyone invloved, including getting hooked on brown heroin.
My solution: BLOCK OFF THE MEXICAN BORDER. PERIOD. It would be a good beginning, mind you, only a beginning, but it’s out of control in more than one aspect.

Blocking off the border sounds easier than done. Wasn’t there a tunnel going from the border to San Diego used to traffic drugs that had gone undetected for how long? There’s more ways to get their products here other than just on foot. Water, planes, the tunnels…but yes, i agree, blocking off the border would be an excellent investment by our government.

I think it’s much beyond the anti-drug slogan mentality, “Just say no”. Who’s going to take care of these child and teen age junkies when they grow up. They’re not going away. What do you say to the drug lords and pushers, “Be nice guys and get a regular paying job and leave our kids alone”. Yeah right, dream on. It’s all about the money. I think the situation is getting to the point that it’s impossible to repair. The drug problem is deeply embedded and affects many communities and people, that have no way out.

It’s not about the border. Kids aren’t getting what they need from us, and all of the killing and drugs, alcohol and violence is a call from them. Remember the saying – It takes a village to raise a child. Where are the villages. We look at the children as if they are not our problem, but they are. Every one of them belongs to all of us. Our world has become divided, we are out of touch with nature, we are bombing everything, killing everything. We are totally out of control. Literally. Although, it’s all done in the guise of being in control. We have to each ask ourselves, “What can I personally do to make a difference?”? And then actually take some sort of action to do just that. It’s not “they” it’s “us”. The children are calling out. Are we going to answer? I hope so.

I’m sick and tired of people saying nothing that the war on drugs isn’t helping. Like a true liberal, he gives no other solutions other than to criticize the policy that’s been in place.
So what then? Let’s legalize every drug then there won’t be a drug problem? What, kids can’t get beer?
Liberals make light of Reagan era “Just say no,” but Jesse Jackson’s “Down with dope, up with Hope,” was just as useless but you don’t hear much criticism from the left about JJ’s slogan.
Once again, where are the parents? It’s the DEA’s fault for fighting a losing battle?

The politics of failure at work, depending on politicians, cops and prisons to handle a medical problem. Someone smart noted that if you ask an eight year old inner city kid what drugs are, the response would be “something you take when you are sick.” Ask a twelve year old from the same neighborhood, and the response was, “something that makes you feel good.” I am not smart enough to give a solution to the drug problem, except to say that law enforcement has only made the drug problem worse, catching users to meet arrest quotas (and get the cops promoted to higher paying jobs). Those users, now with arrest records, have their chances for a good job pretty much ruined(unless their name is Bush or they are a rock star). The U.S. Drug War is like the Iraq War, an unmitigated disaster only good at messing up the lives of Americans.

A certain percentage of people will always want to self-medicate, including teens. It is the parents’ responsibility to raise kids that won’t want to. You may say that yes, but society pays the price. What I am saying is that society will go on paying the price irregardless of what laws are passed. It all comes back to the parents.

Oh Bill, please. Don’t be so naive.
Chances are good that if it’s happening more and more at this particular school, it’s happening more and more elsewhere as well.
Besides, doesn’t it make sense to try and nip it in the bud now, as opposed to waiting until the “trend” is undeniably apparent at schools around the country?
Stop letting your rose-tinted glasses keep you from seeing the problems this country continually faces and regularly fails to address. Your name-calling does none of us any good.

The drug cheese is destroying the teenagers that are using it.They dont know it is adicting and it will change there way of living just because the drug. It was said that 80% of the people who quiet, is more likely to return to use

“I’m sick and tired of people saying nothing that the war on drugs isn’t helping. Like a true liberal, he gives no other solutions other than to criticize the policy that’s been in place.
So what then? Let’s legalize every drug then there won’t be a drug problem? What, kids can’t get beer?
Liberals make light of Reagan era “Just say no,” but Jesse Jackson’s “Down with dope, up with Hope,” was just as useless but you don’t hear much criticism from the left about JJ’s slogan.
Once again, where are the parents? It’s the DEA’s fault for fighting a losing battle? ”
Spoken like a true government drone. Can you say one thing that the war on drugs has accomplished and base something on facts instead of blind faith in a failing policy? Also spoken like a true republican. If you would actually do some research you would find out that heroin purity has skyrocketed in the past few years and the price has dropped, thus “cheese” can be offered at an extremely low price in an unregulated black market.
Oh, and you can’t be serious about giving kids beer right? Are you THAT ignorant? Look at france and italy, the kids there are raised around alcohol and there are is no drinking age, and alcohol abuse there is lower than america.

hey look people, i live in dallas and i go to thomas jefferson high school the one people have labeled the “bad reputation school” for we all know what. ok i’m not on cheese,but i bet i’ve been exposed to it more times than the ones who sit here and laugh about it.anyways that’s not the case, i’m here to say that not all in that school is bad.In there are kids like me making good grades and making an effort to move up and we don’t deserve to be labeled “cheeseheads” along with everyone else who is.we also have great teachers that are very dedicated in what they do and try to make the best out of every lesson and day that passes.our school needs to be recognized not for what bad things happen there, but for acadmic achievements from the people who do make an effort.When do you hear,”in thomas jefferson high school the girl’s soccer team made it to district!” no, intead people and sometimes media focus on,”these morning in thomas jefferson three students were caught outside of school grounds dealing” or stuff like that. see, our school needs some recognition for what good achievements it accomplishes not for screw ups who mess it up for everyone.

Thats a joke yeah we should recognize you because you are so much better than those kids who have a problem. Thats just it they are kids and don’t know any better instead of throwing a pity party go out and help those kids, do what’s right. I am a recovering heroin addict and i wish someone had came to me when i was younger and offered to help me. It is one of the very hardest drugs to kick and i would say impossible by your self. So i say you want recognition, well then do something for it.