Last week we read about undercover cops sniffing out drug dealers at San Diego State University, this week it’s drug-sniffing dogs on patrol just a few miles north at Fallbrook High School, in Fallbrook, CA.  It looks like the search and destroy mission for drugs on campus is getting serious – and not a moment too soon: The drugs in schools situation has been serious for a long time and more and more kids are in need of drug rehab.

In fact, there are even Juvenile Drug Courts to deal with kids under 17 who already have drug problems and are already involved in the criminal activity that often accompanies drug addiction and abuse. Juvenile Drug Court will help get younger kids into drug rehab so they have a chance of not being addicts as they move into adulthood.

Sometimes you really just have to take a very hard line. Undercover cops and drug-sniffing dogs may seem extreme – but drug abuse in schools isn’t something to be taken lightly. Most parents don’t realize how serious the situation is: Kids have usually been taking drugs anywhere from six months to two years before their parents even find out about it. The parents find out after the kid should already be in drug rehab – they’re not just experimenting.

How did this happen? I’ll tell you one thing, it isn’t because a bunch of heroin or speed dealers suddenly swooped like a swarm of locusts onto campuses. No, the culprit is Big Pharma. Millions of advertising dollars later, we finally have a culture that considers drugs the solution to life’s problems. Medicine cabinets full of speed, opiates and  benzos are creating a society desperately in need of drug rehab.

The drug companies make the big bucks, society goes to hell. Last night my son was telling me about Iggy Pop – who basically invented punk rock. He was a pretty wild guy, but he didn’t take drugs and didn’t drink. His viewpoint – manufacturers of alcohol and drugs are trying to get us addicted. He, for one, vowed not to let them control him, and he spread the word. I find it interesting that Iggy Pop’s perception is more keen that that of many doctors, scientists and world leaders. 

Everyone has problems. Are drugs really how you want to solve them? In the end, they don’t change anything. Life doesn’t change, you just see it differently. The solution is to get into a drug rehab program, then get your life back under your control. 

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