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[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 70 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Honestly if you did all those drugs together and had no apparent side effects I would consider it a superpower.

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 27 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

~~high-functioning~~ god-level functioning drug user

[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

The drugs are there to restraint them but once every 12 episodes they throw away the drugs and reveal their full dexterity.

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 4 points 2 weeks ago

Like a Dragon Ballz character.

[–] greedytacothief@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You would think drug education would teach people about drugs so they wouldn't make mistakes like this. Instead they teach it so people make mistakes exactly like this.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Personally, the anti drug campaign that I had in elementary school made me more curious about drugs than anything else.

Though, knowing what I now know about the war on drugs, that could have been deliberate.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 6 points 2 weeks ago

When I was a kid, I had a relative with a big booth at the NY State Fair, so we hung out at the fair a lot, and explored every inch of it.

One of the most fascinating things for me was the State Troopers' display of drugs. They were all lined up on a board, behind glass, labeled so I could identify them accurately. There was even a joint, and I wondered if it was real. I would check it out often, and every year I'd come back to examine it.

As an adult, I realized that it had the exact opposite effect it was supposed to have. It only made the drugs look more enticing.

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's not like the D.A.R.E. guy was high when he came to our school or anything... High on pure Colombian life I guess.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My school must have really had to stretch for their "bad example" because it was an alcoholic whose horror story was having to ride the bus to boot camp with a nasty hangover, including puking out the window, and how loud the gunshots were at the shooting range. Sure, it didn't sound fun, but it also didn't sound that bad to feel sick for a bit and his real problem was signing up for the military (which tbf might have also happened when he was drunk and might have been the point of the story that went over my young head). Hangovers mostly sound bad to people who have experienced hangovers before.

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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 2 weeks ago

I was always promised in school that drug dealers were going to give me free drugs. I was assured that this would happen.

Never bloody happened. Liars.

[–] philbo@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

You could just do a tiny amount of each. Enough to fail the test, but not enough to actually get high.

Wouldn't the coke have to have been taken in the last few hours for a small amount to even show up? I would have thought meth was the same. Basically micro dosing every drug on the bus ride to school lol

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[–] xxce2AAb@feddit.dk 68 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Your country is in dire straights when schools are doing mandatory drug testing of their students.

[–] PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Late 90s, early 00s, my school didn't even have security. Two pupils were in charge of keeping track who came to the school and would direct visitors. Some teachers would send them to the nearby store to pick up their groceries. It was on rotation and they didn't attend classes that day. The word "drug" was associated with medicine. We used slippers to hit each other with. What a different world, now that I think about it.

[–] MBM@lemmings.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

my school didn't even have security

Huh? That's supposed to be special?

[–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

What? I graduated in '06 and we had a school cop and metal detectors.

[–] axexrx@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Im about the same age. We got a student resource officer my sophomore year. That was after a football player KOed the Vice principal. BUT he knocked him out because he was punching an honor role student in the face. Over wearing a hat.

The SRO was not there to be a disciplinarian or to 'police children' as he called it. In his orientation meeting, he said he was there so 'if there are no football players to punch out an administrator gone berserk, students could come find him to do it.'

To his credit, he spent his time being an actual resource for students, like domestic issues at home, etc. He helped one of my friends on her path to becoming an emancipated minor, and helped another one get into a rehab program and vouched for him in court and kept him out of 'the system'

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago

I graduated in '96. We had tshirts.

[–] ButteryMonkey@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

I graduated in 04 but went to a lot of different schools, and one of the bigger ones had metal detectors and sometimes a violent (edit: hahaha violent was supposed to be “cop”, what a wild autocorrect from my fat fingered misspelling!) but was also built using prison blueprints so it was very easy to secure that way (one main door and two side doors that stayed locked most of the time), but the smaller schools had nothing, as it would have cost a lot more to set up there and they didn’t have the budget (multiple entryways, many ground floor windows, etc.).

It also probably depends on the region.

[–] axexrx@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

I went to a colege with 2 main dorms; one modeled after a prison, the other after a looney bin.

The prison one had halls that connected through bathrooms on each end. The looney bin ones were towers all connected in the basement, with a long and a short side to each floor.

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[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

The US does basically no regulation on “troubled teen” schools. Parents can sign a contract with a school which allows staff to physically assault their kids. There is no recourse. (Fun story - trying to get the state to address sexual abuse at one of these schools can net you a restraining order 😊)

[–] xxce2AAb@feddit.dk 4 points 2 weeks ago

Jesus Christ.

[–] Pandasdontfly@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 weeks ago

Can confirm at least the one I know about they'd literally do a running tackle on you and put you in a headlock. Mind you these were middle schoolers some with actual mental issues.

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[–] DrWorm@piefed.social 8 points 2 weeks ago

When I was I school, they did random drug tests for those on sports teams. This is considered legal, since the participation on a team is voluntary

[–] moondoggie@lemmy.world 50 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

For those asking what kind of school does drug testing, The Pinnacle Schools in Huntsville, AL are one of those “troubled teen” schools that usually get shut down for abuse. No website for the place that I’ve found, but there’s this PDF: https://media.al.com/breaking/other/The%20Pinnacle%20Schools.pdf

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 5 points 2 weeks ago

It's not uncommon for schools to do it to let students park on campus and other stuff.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

That's a never forgive situation... And why are they drug testing kids at school?

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'd forgive, but I'd never let them forget it.

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[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

From another comment: Pinnacle is a school for troubled teens that does drug testing.

For other scenarios: Some states require students to go through drug testing or might have mandatory random drug testing requirements to play sports. When I wrestled in high school we were drug tested once at the start of the season, then we were also hydration tested to make sure we weren’t cutting weight severely.

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Actually good parents. They do not blindly disregard negative things about their child AND they admit to be wrong AND apologize for it too!

[–] celeste@kbin.earth 36 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I have mixed feelings, though I agree they owned up to their error, which is more important than being perfect, so they are good parents.

But...if someone was positive for every drug tested for, and there was no sign of it in their behavior, I would probably want to check the test since that seems like an error. Like if I peed in a cup at a doctor's office and they found me with traces of every disease, they'd have me come in to piss in another cup since error would be waay more likely.

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

They are only testing for a few standard drugs and there are enough people that really do all of those. My friend died from this shit, we did not know that he also did hard stuff.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Basically nobody is still doing barbiturates, that alone is a red flag that the test was fucked

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[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I’m sorry you had to experience that. I lost a friend in the same situation - only his college roommates knew that he was using hard drugs, he kept it secret from all the rest of us. It made for quite a shock when cocaine stopped his heart at age 22.

I just wanted to provide some sympathy, a virtual hug, if you will. It’s been 14 years since that friend passed, and I still think about him a lot. I hope you’re doing all right.

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[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago

As a parent this was kinda like I was thinking. Parents are just everyday humans trying to do what’s right and we don’t always succeed.

Good on these folks. Plus it’s actually a pretty funny story.

But why a school is doing a random drug test especially if they aren’t even qualified to read the results is a different story…

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago

Where would she even get barbiturates after the year 2000?! That should be their first clue!

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 3 points 2 weeks ago

Actually good parents would be asking the school why the fuck they're drug testing the kid in the first place.

[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Sounds more like parents with trust issues in this case ngl. Like if some stranger knocked on their door and accused child of murdering 12 people parents would probably accept to be witness in court.

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[–] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

How many kids who were positive for all drugs did they tell were negative?

[–] GabrielBell12fi@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

If a kid tested positive for every drug I'm not sure they'd be able to tell them they were negative..........

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Can't have students bringing in their guns while on drugs. Think how dangerous that'd be!

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[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

I studied really hard for mine but still failed.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

That "cake" looks frankly disturbing.

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

To explain the horrid color choices, maybe mom is a Denver Broncos fan. But you must admit her piping penmanship is quite tidy.

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

Frank is disturbed?

Wasn't sure anything disturbed that guy.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 2 weeks ago

I love the implication. "Well I am a pretty inattentive parent so I guess it's possible she's doing all these drugs, maybe I've not been paying attention to all of the very obvious signs".

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

FUCKING ROCK STAR!

So what instrument do you play? Please say drums.

[–] GabrielBell12fi@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Mostly piano. Used to play in an orchestra at school but that was ooooooooooooooooh so long ago (back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, relatively speaking).

And due to a surgery mishap (which is not as bad as it sounds now that I say it like that) I don't play piano as often as I used to.

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