What is the Govt.'s duty?

[easternbrain]

If we all guys are discussing all this stuff about taking proper steps to stop more and more people to get into addiction, what is the govt. out there doing?

I mean that if we guys are sensible enough then the policy makers sitting at the helm of affairs must surely have noticed these obvious things. If yes then why are they keeping mum and not acting?

[Roxy]

Its not that governmant is not doing anything. Govermment make rules but people always ready to break the laws and when government get stricts then they start co0mplaining that government is gettin strict.

[Belucci]

Government can only make rules and laws but people are also needed to implement those laws. Many people specially the young have the tendeny to put aside the laws and go out of the way.

[easternbrain]

I absolutely agree with you but what we need is someone who is actually made accountable in case of blatant flouting of such laws. What do you say?

[marlboro]

You are right there should be some one accountable but don't you think then everybody will start breaking laws and he/she will me accused and law breakers will do it fearlessly.

[SingleAgain]

Addiction normally starts at home, beyond the realms of government control. So how they can held accountable I do not understand.

[attagirl]

Why do we push responsibility for our own actions onto other people. Even if they took a more active role how would you expect them to enforce it. You have to stop and take responisbilty for your own actions once you do that you will notice a big difference in things.

[easternbrain]

What I mean to say is that why do we see today's youth taking to different kinds of addictions every now and then? The answer to the question is that because of its easy availability.

Now who is to make sure it is not easily available in the markets and the kids do not get access to it. Surely it has to be the govt.'s duty. By saying this I am in no way shirking my responsibilities and thrusting it on govt.

[Archbob]

Government is doing all it should be doing. It sets rules like no drinking under 21. I don't think it is their place to regulate it any more than that or people will complain. It is the jobs of the individual bar owners to ensure that no one underage gets in.

[marlboro]

Why do we push responsibility for our own actions onto other people. Even if they took a more active role how would you expect them to enforce it. You have to stop and take responisbilty for your own actions once you do that you will notice a big difference in things.

I completely agree with you why other person should be accountable for our actions. We need to keep a check on our actions rather then blaming government or any other organization for that matter.

[attagirl]

I have a very close relationship with my son who is a teenager. We talk often about not getting into the bad habits of drinking or doing drugs, and what should be done if he is with someone and it is offered to him. He is very wise for his age and comes to me about all of it. In fact he came to me and told me that he no longer wanted to be a friend of a person that he discovered smoked weed. He asked me how he should tell the person and what he should do if the person decided to retaliate against him for not wanting to be his friend.

We need to start off with not just telling our children but dicussing often until they are at an age where they can say no comfortably.

[easternbrain]

You are right there. If a child is sensible enough to understand the pros and cons of his own actions then there is no need of policing over him. And the best way to make them understand is often discussing these issues with them.

[rafael]

You might be right but its truth that children are sensible but they are young blood and they are more susceptible to get into wrong path even if they know that its wrong. So to leave children just like that because they are sensible is not correct at all.

[Mess]

Addiction normally starts at home, beyond the realms of government control. So how they can held accountable I do not understand.

I agree with you that actions start at home and it the responsibility of the parents to make their kids responsible and aware enough so that they can act responsibly outside their home.

[Archbob]

You are right there. If a child is sensible enough to understand the pros and cons of his own actions then there is no need of policing over him. And the best way to make them understand is often discussing these issues with them.

But a child usually does not understand the full consequences. Teenagers think they do, but they really don't. Thats why we need laws and parents especially to police kids in what they do.

[Mess]

I call teenage a confusion age because they are confused at this age that they know everything but actually they themselves do not know how much they hve understood the thing.

[Alien]

yes you right to large extent but I think we parents also have some responsibility that our kids do not step into drinking excessively. Parents have more responsibilty when the child become teenager as it is very likely that he may get driven away at this age.

[easternbrain]

A friend of mine once told me that when for the first time he went home after getting drunk his dad's reaction was "The next time you want to drink, just ask me. We can arrange things at home which would prevent you from getting into trouble which you could after getting drunk outside"

Now I think thats pretty understanding.

[websurfpro]

I think the government has nothing to do with people`s addictions , when my country was in comunism, alcohool was only sold on saturdays in small quantities, so yes from this point of view comunism was a good thing, but nowadays the goverment has lots more important things to do then look after alcohoolics. There are specialized organizations that can take care of them