Parents have no idea how their kids are getting high these days, according to some TV news reports.
For example, did you know your kids may be using jewelry to smoke pot or hide cocaine, heroin and crack? Really! Well, at least, according to some school officials in Florida who sent out letters warning parents of these bracelets:
According to WTSP who ran the story, they were unable to find the bracelets in any smoke shops and local school officials admitted they haven’t actually found any.
MomHouston would like to point out that companies have been selling products designed to help a person hide drugs or paraphernalia for years, such as shaving cream cans with a secret compartment. Your kids could even be hiding a crack pipe in their bibles!
While you should be aware of these items, chances are it won’t be your first clue your child’s doing drugs. Instead of tearing apart every item your child owns right away, look for changes in behavior, changes in friends, increased secrecy and bloodshot eyes first.
And in other news… kids these days are also getting loaded off of vodka-soaked gummy bears. They’re called “boozy bears” (or “drunken gummies” or “rummy gummies” or “sugar-spiked hangovers from hell”), and they’re created by soaking the candies overnight in vodka. According to some reports a bear can absorb as much as a half-teaspoon of alcohol.
Unlike the dangerous pot bracelets, kids actually have been found with these alcoholic candies. They point out small children may get their hands on them and could overdose very quickly.
MomHouston would like to note your child could get a lot drunker much quicker if they just drank the vodka, but hopefully they don’t know that.