Drug Enforcement Agency warns parents on a new website that teens are using a host of seemingly benign household items to hide their drugs.
The site is called Get Smart About Drugs and it also links common teenage characteristics such as forgetting homework, lack of energy or motivation, enjoying their privacy, and asking for money as indicators of possible drug use.
While the site had such good intentions the parents are now concerned that the DEA has given teens ideas on where to hide their drugs or letting teens know to find a more creative hiding spot that is not on this list.
Here are some of the places the DEA tells parents to search:
Alarm clocks: Next time you’re in your kid’s room, try opening the battery compartment, there may be bags of drugs in there.
Highlighter: This common school supply is not just a fancy pen used to emphasize important text in a book, your child may be hiding small amounts of drugs inside the caps.
Shoes: Your kid is probably hiding baggies of drugs in the toes of the shoes to keep them out of sight. Accident
Candy: Edible drugs such as ecstasy and certain types of edible marijuana can be easily camouflaged inside a candy wrapper.
Posters: What do Fifth Harmony, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift and Harry Potter have in common? If your kid has a poster of any of these beloved pop culture staples, they may very well be flattening small drug-filled baggies and taping the bags behind them.
Teddy bears: Be very suspicious if your teen is holding onto this childhood toy. The inside seams of the “adored” stuffed animal is one of the best hiding spots for small amounts of drugs.
Car interior: If you were wondering why your teen begged and pleaded with you for a car, it isn’t because they wanted an easier way to get around town. Cars have a plethora of hiding spaces: glove compartments, seats, a steering wheel, and a trunk, among other things.
Game console: Wiis, Nintendo Switches, Playstations — all these devices have hidden crevices to stash drugs.
[Article courtesy of the New York Post]