Bishka
Veteran Member
How could a parent do this?
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/67AED077-C2E3-4E76-849B-3D4D9E379359.htm
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Afghanistan's opium babies
- Thread starter Bishka
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Djamila
Bosnjakinja
There is a similar practice in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Most mothers will give their children alcohol when they are too active, or when they go through any difficult phase like teething.
My friend Nadija has a daughter and she was over at my house and asked my grandmother for some vodka for the baby - and I'd never heard of it before, so I asked what happened. And my grandmother said: "How much does she take?"
And Nadija said: Fill it 3/4 with milk and the rest with vodka. And I said: My God, don't give an infant that much alcohol!
And my grandmother said, "Pfft... don't speak on what you don't understand, Mila. It took 1/2 plum brandy to knock you out when you were a child."
My friend Nadija has a daughter and she was over at my house and asked my grandmother for some vodka for the baby - and I'd never heard of it before, so I asked what happened. And my grandmother said: "How much does she take?"
And Nadija said: Fill it 3/4 with milk and the rest with vodka. And I said: My God, don't give an infant that much alcohol!
And my grandmother said, "Pfft... don't speak on what you don't understand, Mila. It took 1/2 plum brandy to knock you out when you were a child."
YmirGF
Bodhisattva in Recovery
How is this that much different than the Ritalin generation? Qualified medical practitioners dispensed the drug like candy to control overactive children in North America for years. I fail to see the difference other than opium being a narcotic.
In both cases, drugs are given to children to modify their behavior. Am I just stupid or what?
In both cases, drugs are given to children to modify their behavior. Am I just stupid or what?
Druidus
Keeper of the Grove
YmirGF, you follow the same line of thought as I. Also, I would be interested in reading more of what you sent me via PM some time ago.
So what if opium is used? As long as the drug is not damaging the child; as long as the drug is not used to make the child addicted (withdrawl isn't fun, even for an infant), I see no problem with it. Now, this doesn't mean I condone loading infants up with drugs, it means I condone the use of drugs so long as they harm no one. If opium damages the child, then stop. But if opium causes no damage (and I'm not aware of studies showing this), then don't.
So what if opium is used? As long as the drug is not damaging the child; as long as the drug is not used to make the child addicted (withdrawl isn't fun, even for an infant), I see no problem with it. Now, this doesn't mean I condone loading infants up with drugs, it means I condone the use of drugs so long as they harm no one. If opium damages the child, then stop. But if opium causes no damage (and I'm not aware of studies showing this), then don't.