USERS TO BLAME

I would like to respond to the many letters that have been sent to the News
pertaining teens and drug usage. I have read some of these letters with
disgust.

As a 17-year-old girl, I think I would know who should be blamed better
than any of these "concerned" parents. Pushing blame upon raves, concerts,
anything besides the drug users themselves, is only ignoring the
ever-growing problem.

I have yet to meet a fellow teen who is completely ignorant to the
consequences of taking drugs such as Ecstasy. Even if we don't know what
the drug does to a person, we certainly know that anything illegal and
labeled a "drug" can certainly get us in a lot of trouble.

I plead with parents and other adults to stop blaming the functions where
drugs may be found and start blaming the teens themselves. I'm sorry if the
reality is harsh, but nonetheless, teens know what they're getting into
when they take the drug so maybe we as a society need to start looking at
our own private households before placing the blame on everyone except the
users themselves.

Miriam Morales

Denver