Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Thu, Oct 26 2006
The highs we don't see
I haven't had any Cocaine to drink. I'm a bit puzzled over why there would be a ruckus over that particular beverage when I see children buy and consume caffeinated drinks all the time. I've seen junior high students in line at Starbucks order coffee drinks with 2 extra shots. Kids buy coffee at 7-11 all the time. And some of them are drinking alone, so I doubt they're all doing it to impress their friends. I admire the folks at 7-11 for being concerned, but I hope they will opt to be at least as diligent in caring about the amount of caffeine, sugar and other mood-altering substances that kids are actually buying and consuming on a daily basis. Just because it doesn't come in a red can decorated with a font that looks like lines of cocaine doesn't mean it's harmless.
posted at: 06:24 | category: /Health and Fitness | link to this entry
I haven't had any Cocaine to drink. I'm a bit puzzled over why there would be a ruckus over that particular beverage when I see children buy and consume caffeinated drinks all the time. I've seen junior high students in line at Starbucks order coffee drinks with 2 extra shots. Kids buy coffee at 7-11 all the time. And some of them are drinking alone, so I doubt they're all doing it to impress their friends. I admire the folks at 7-11 for being concerned, but I hope they will opt to be at least as diligent in caring about the amount of caffeine, sugar and other mood-altering substances that kids are actually buying and consuming on a daily basis. Just because it doesn't come in a red can decorated with a font that looks like lines of cocaine doesn't mean it's harmless.
posted at: 06:24 | category: /Health and Fitness | link to this entry
