“Just Say No” — Something To Think About

"Just Say No — To Just Say No. Poor Boomers. The big tool they handed down to their kids — one that did not ever work for them — was Nancy Reagan’s, Just say no."

I take umbrage with this advice, thinking that today in the age of fentanyl and other emerging even more powerful synthetics, and methods of distribution, her advice was unintentionally quite prophetic.  Not everyone thought of it as a corny phrase; they digested it, using it in their future thought process. Please consider the following:

Experimentation in the Fentanyl Era: Why the Culture Must Change

There was a time—not long ago—when “experimentation” with drugs was viewed through a lens of poor judgment, peer pressure, or youthful curiosity. It was dangerous, yes. It could lead to addiction, legal trouble, or long-term consequences. But there was an underlying assumption that too often went unspoken:

Most people would survive it.

That assumption is now gone.

Today, parents are not burying children after years of addiction. They are burying them after a single mistake. A single pill. A single moment of curiosity. A decision made in seconds that leaves a permanent void in a family that will never be filled. Please read the rest here.