Pubdate: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 Source: Boston Herald (MA) Copyright: 2014 The Boston Herald, Inc Contact: http://news.bostonherald.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/53 Author: Chucky Rosa Page: 16 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v14/n555/a05.html DON'T LEGALIZE POT Moving toward the legalization of marijuana is the wrong way to go ("Pot system doped up," July 1). I lost two of my sons, Domenic and Vincent Rosa, to accidental drug overdoses and almost lost a third son to drugs as well. Those problems all started with marijuana use. I have worked the past 10 years now with youth and families - mentoring, consulting and facilitating things such as parent support groups and drug and alcohol presentations. Often I meet parents who tell me that, since their sons or daughters started smoking pot, their grades in school have dropped, they stopped playing sports or doing healthy activities, they lost their old friends and are fighting with siblings and parents. We need to educate our youth on the dangers of drugs and alcohol and have a consistent curriculum on harmful effects physically, mentally and socially. Then the future leaders of this country can make their own decisions. - - Chucky Rosa, Seabrook, N.H. The writer is the founder of Chucky's Fight, an anti-drug group. - --- MAP posted-by: Matt