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I have practical experience with that society as well. And have children at school. I used to go to house-parties a lot in '90 and '00 and have first hand exper

by lwn 5y ago

I have practical experience with that society as well. And have children at school. I used to go to house-parties a lot in '90 and '00 and have first hand experience in the 'drug-scene'. What you are describing has happened in the 70's and 80's. Education, special programs and (semi-)legalising weed (soft drugs) had though most kids how to avoid addiction. Since then alcohol abuse is a far bigger problem amongst kids [source: https://www.trimbos.nl/kennis/cijfers/alcohol-drugs-roken-scholieren https://www.trimbos.nl/kennis/cijfers/alcohol-drugs-roken-sc...] Sure, drugs is being sold to kids. For recreational (weekend) use and not full-filling some addiction. So does that make it a drug-problem? From my point of view most kids know exactly what they are doing. Plus I haven't met a single dealer in NL which needed to resort to 'pushing drugs to kids' to sell his stash. So maybe your sons were asked to buy drugs, which is a very different situation. Thé most troublesome problem, involving drugs in NL is people slipping GHB into other people's drinks, to abuse them afterwards.

jacquesm 5y ago
Colleague in Baarn: serious drug issues, one of the best schools in the region, unfortunately not an isolated case. Friends of my son, just out of school, similar situation different location(s). Other friends and their kids: multiple passes, dealers are either their school buddies trying to make some money on the side so they can buy fancy clothing or phones, or outsiders who are in it in a more professional capacity. NL has a drug problem, like it or not it doesn't really matter, it's there and if we pretend it isn't there it is certainly not going to be resolved.
whoaisme 5y ago
"Sure, drugs is being sold to kids. For recreational (weekend) use and not full-filling some addiction. So does that make it a drug-problem? From my point of view most kids know exactly what they are doing." From my point of view, very few people know what they are doing, let alone children. Honestly you are ridiculous.

by lwn 5y ago

jacquesm 5y ago

Colleague in Baarn: serious drug issues, one of the best schools in the region, unfortunately not an isolated case. Friends of my son, just out of school, similar situation different location(s). Other friends and their kids: multiple passes, dealers are either their school buddies trying to make some money on the side so they can buy fancy clothing or phones, or outsiders who are in it in a more professional capacity. NL has a drug problem, like it or not it doesn't really matter, it's there and if we pretend it isn't there it is certainly not going to be resolved.

whoaisme 5y ago

"Sure, drugs is being sold to kids. For recreational (weekend) use and not full-filling some addiction. So does that make it a drug-problem? From my point of view most kids know exactly what they are doing." From my point of view, very few people know what they are doing, let alone children. Honestly you are ridiculous.