Strawberry Quick/Strawberry Meth: Talk to Your Kids
May 24, 2007
Last Wednesday night at dinner, Dylan told us they had been talking about drugs at school. My first thought was that this would be a great opportunity to talk about drugs with him. And so we did.
We listened as he told us about the drugs they discussed. He told us the police would be coming to the school to show the various forms of drugs. He mentioned pot, heroin and cocaine.
“Did they mention meth?”
“No.”
“Did they mention Crystal? E? Ecstasy?”
“No.”
I looked at Daren. Meth is the most popular drug going right now. I KNOW Dylan is only 8 and a half, but he goes to school with kids up to Grade 8. They are mostly separated from the older kids, but I’m sure that paths cross in all sorts of places: the bathroom, auditorium, the buses. I don’t think he is too young to learn a thing or two about drugs and how to protect himself.
I dove into the conversation. I know from experience with a very close family member (who is clean and sober now), just what meth can do to you.
I explained meth and told Dylan what it looks like, what it can do to you, and how it can kill you on the first try. I described Ecstasy, explained how it worked and what the effects of it were. He listened intently and thankfully did not ask how I knew all of this. Daren looked a little shocked at my knowledge too. I’m not proud of things I’ve tried or seen, but dammit if I won’t use that knowledge to equip our children with information that may save their lives.
We talked about what forms drugs can take and how they often don’t come from strangers. Often they will be made available from your own friends. We played out senarios and gave Dylan the opportunity to answer how he would handle things if offered drugs. We talked about cigarettes and alcohol, the age of majority and the ability as an independent person, to make choices.
So when I read today about Strawberry Quick (links below), I knew our talk would resume tonight after school. Strawberry Quick is basically meth, flavoured with Strawberry drink crystals, to increase the appeal of drugs to our kids.
WHAT.
THE.
FUCK?
Sure, get mad. I did.
But educate yourself. Educate your kids. Empower them to make the right choices.
Links to help you get started:
Snopes on Strawberry Meth/Quick
Pictures of Drugs (great for the visual for both you and your kids)
May 24th, 2007 at 12:59 pm
You’re a good mama!!
I remember that liquid acid used to be in sugar cubes, so it was sweet and more enticing.
Off to look at your links now!
May 24th, 2007 at 2:46 pm
Wow. K and I did our fair share of [insert drug names here], but I don’t know from these new fangled ones. So much to learn…
May 24th, 2007 at 3:28 pm
We just had an incident with this Strawberry Quick here in our town. It scares me so much. I just can’t describe the fear I am feeling.
Thaks for writing this post.
May 24th, 2007 at 4:06 pm
Good timing - I just had the same talk with my 9 and 10 year old last night. We also talked about the dangers of script drugs. They are ok when the Dr gives them to you - but they are never safe with out a doctor’s ok.
May 24th, 2007 at 4:19 pm
This is one area that I feel completely unqualified to discuss. I know nothing - NOTHING - about drugs. What I wouldn’t give to have been in your house last night, and I wouldn’t give to be there again tonight.
Maybe you should record your knowledge on this blog. People like me could totally benefit from it.
May 24th, 2007 at 8:15 pm
I didn’t know that they had drugs actually catered to get kids to try them. I’m shocked and appalled. Thanks for this post. I may not be a mama yet but I definitely will talk to my sisters about this.
May 24th, 2007 at 8:17 pm
Wow! Great information! I am always looking out for info on the new stuff……..just to stay informed when I hear students talking in the hall!
Thanks!
May 25th, 2007 at 8:11 am
Great post. Great sites. And Great parenting.
Once again darling, You’ve done an outstanding job
May 25th, 2007 at 3:13 pm
Strawberry Quik? What kind of sick f…. Never mind, I guess I know the answer to that.
I have zero experience with this sort of thing, so I talked the principal of our Middle/High School into giving an evening seminar for local parents on the stuff that’s out there, how to talk to your kids, and how to spot trouble. We live in one of those towns that likes to deny such stuff happens here, so bringing in professionals to help parents was a big step.
May 25th, 2007 at 3:35 pm
i think this is a very good way to educae your kids they should know about the new types of meth. but there are more flavors then just strawberry.
May 26th, 2007 at 7:09 pm
The kind of world we live in is scary and full of dangers, so I agree completely with educating your kids of the dangers as soon as you can. Some parents believe that sheltering their kids will protect them, but it isn’t so. We have to know, we have to know the dangers and we have to know from our parents rather then the friend trying to get us to try it. They will sugar coat it and tell us how awesome it is, how great it makes you feel. They won’t tell you the negitive stuff, like how it can kill you and make your teeth rot.
So for all you parents out there who think sheltering your kids will protect them; don’t. It won’t, take it from me. I’m 17, and I didn’t know about this kind of stuff because my parents didn’t really know. I don’t think I ever had the drug talk. But have the drug talk with your kids before they learn the hard way.
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