Teens: Pretty Sober, Except For Marijuana And Vaping

[PJReid]

https://www.npr.org/sections/health...ampaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2043

So, we are now equating vaping with a lack of sobriety? #smh

 

[zoiDman]

https://www.npr.org/sections/health...ampaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2043

So, we are now equating vaping with a lack of sobriety? #smh

It certainly Isn't the Connotation I would use for the word "Sobriety".

Many Times headlines are written for those who are likely to not read the Entire article. It's a way of Promoting an Agenda to Casual and or Lazy Viewers.

 

[bombastinator]

https://www.npr.org/sections/health...ampaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2043

So, we are now equating vaping with a lack of sobriety? #smh

Yet not smoking. Interesting that. They seem to be focusing on the concept of vaping marijuana. The impression given by the article is to demonify vaping by playing up the possibility of vaping marijuana “products”. Likely Che though that term is carefully not used.

 

[zoiDman]

BTW - Notice how this Article presents about the Same statistical data...

Pot and vaping more popular than smoking

But the Headline is written in a more Journalistically Responsible way.

 

[stols001]

None of this is "statistical data." Self-reporting is not a valid method in teens, IMHO. Or maybe generally. I just know that when I got that little pop quiz I decided to lie.... To lie in a way that suited my purposes which was to be stealthy.

Also if we're going to get into illicit drug use, well, in Tucson, they'd better start doing the "survey" at around age 10, frankly. Sad but true.

Do I trust a "self-report" survey that the "government conducts"??? Nope, no I do NOT. If it doesn't say what the government WANTS, then really, they will figure out a way to skew it. I really.... just argh.

Anna

 

[papergoblin]

I'm not going to get political with this but.....NPR among others has a tendency to try to sway the low information people that only hear blurbs. They tend to lean on the side that promotes the legalization of certain substances, yet ban others.

They also have the tendency to always say get out and vote, you have to vote. They however, never actually tell people to learn the issues or the people running.

 

[bombastinator]

I'm not going to get political with this but.....NPR among others has a tendency to try to sway the low information people that only hear blurbs. They tend to lean on the side that promotes the legalization of certain substances, yet ban others.

They also have the tendency to always say get out and vote, you have to vote. They however, never actually tell people to learn the issues or the people running.

So npr is actually FOX news then? This is so confusing.

 

[papergoblin]

So npr is actually FOX news then? This is so confusing.

They're all trying to grab ratings first and reporting the whole truthful story second. I don't believe 1/4 of the stuff that comes from news outlets, I always feel there's more to the story.

 

[Letitia]

Teens are always going to try what they shouldn't and push boundaries. No news there and no cure either. It's a rite of passage so to speak. You can't keep them busy or underfoot 24/7. Nor should you. I experimented with many things, but life taught me where to draw the line.