Anderson Live Investigation Families Going to Extremes by Hiring Drug Dogs / Co-Host Jane Velez-Mitchell / Anderson's Oscar Pick
Monday, February 11, 2013
'ANDERSON LIVE' INVESTIGATION: FAMILIES GOING TO EXTREMES BY HIRING DRUG DOGS: Anderson investigates the extreme trend of parents hiring drug-sniffing dogs to search their homes. Is this justified or a violation of privacy? Plus, the #1 hiding spot where every parent needs to look.
Co-Host JANE VELEZ-MITCHELL (HLN’s “Jane Velez-Mitchell”) returns to sound-off on the latest headlines in the "First 15.”
Anderson’s Oscar Pick: Anderson shares his top pick for the upcoming Academy Awards.
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Parents should use any means at their disposal to help kids stay off drugs. The sooner the drug use can be stopped the better. The home belongs to the parents. The child did not work for nor do they own the space they occupy. My house my rules.
what is the correct name of the book "when God winks" or something like that
Tell Jane to keep her loud mouth SHUT, she is so rude to people!!
the parents that are using drug sniffing dogs should be ashamed of themselves
The psycologist on today's show is wrong! I am a mother of a child who hid alcoholism for years. And, I am an aware mother. If I had a chance to do so, I would have used this lady's dog at the beginning.
I would take the added option of a dog sniffing it up in " my home " to the alternative of protecting privacy .. It's the dog ....or the morgue . That's a fact . Who would want the regret at the funeral of wishing they snooped . Not me , I'll take invasion of privacy any day of the week ... Ok, I'm done now Wow
Hi Anderson ! I have never left a comment before anywhere , I caught the drug dog show today amongst my cleaning . I'm not familiar with some of the panel . The gentlemen in the middle appalled me . I am a mother of a recovering opiate ,to heroin addict . Encompassing almost 4 years of our lives , When the are in the throws of the addiction ....you are not dealing with anyone that you have known prior to this addiction . This man speaks theory , he speaks textbook , obviously has not looked into the eyes of addiction , the eyes of a stranger , that stranger being your beloved child . These dogs r just a tool to expose to the addict and quite frankly the parent . It is not something anyone wants to confront . This man infuriated me and his mind set is exactly what is wrong with the true hard knocks education of drug addiction in the family . I also felt very much insulted for he pigeon end holed all the parents in one lump ... No, we arnt all alike . Shame on him . Your effort to discuss this technique and very hairy scary disease , got lost in this mans ...quite frankly ignorance .. Expirence is the teacher , Our fight in this addiction took any and every hairpin turn one can be frightened of , as is the same for many others. Very very very self righteous advice , and opinion. I appreciate your team helping struggling parents find options ! Bologna to that man .
I think with the days and ages we are in now its PERFECT. We give our children the change to talk to us, let them we are ok with it if they are honest. If that honest is broken, as THEIR parents we then take our action. Its not telling them we don't trust them anymore, we just found some things you did lie to us about, we don't want your friends bringing anything else into OUR home to potentially hurt you, us and themselves. They need to know we do this out of love and though that may not look like it to them at the time, over time they will realize it. And after that still talk to your kids about don't ignore them or let them ignore you, it'll work out in the end for everyone involved and your kids will have no one to thank but you.
There was a drug problem at my kids school. Most parents are in denial and have the attitude "not my kid". I did drug tests on both my teens. I knew they were not using but I told them that I loved them and trusted them but if there were to be a problem, I'd want to know early on so I could help them. They both took it without question and the tests came up negative. They did not feel violated. They knew why I did it and applauded me for taking action and an interest in their well being. My kids are not perfect and they have made mistakes. I took this opportunity to open the lines of communication and discuss the topic. I am the parent and I will parent them and give them a good foundation at which I hope they can carry on as they move into adulthood
I think that parents have every right to search their kids rooms, there is no expectation of privacy - but this should be a last resort. Parents should be having the conversations, discussing the consequences, and making it known that if evidence of drug use continues, searches may be performed and in extreme cases, interventions with police interaction or rehabilitation may be required.
No one should judge a parent who is trying to do the best thing for the health and well being of their children. But parents need to understand that If your kid smoked pot a couple times to experiment but is a generally responsible kid and isn't a regular user - You are going to alienate your kids with a lack of trust. Be prepared and use this ability wisely.
Too many parents are in denial about their child's drug use/abuse. More and more children are becoming addicts at younger ages due to the mentality of parents believing their child would never do such. As long as a child remains in the home of a parent, it's not only permissible these days for a parent to search their child's personal property for substances but it's totally irresponsible not to. Drug use/abuse in America has skyrocketed and is out of control. For this reason, my sister and I wrote The Perils of Mr. Metals' Thrill Ride specifically for tweens/teens and parents in denial. Through Mr. Metals' interesting story, it's simple to detect how quickly and easily one can fall into the throes of addiction. The book is available on amazon or mrmetals . net.
It's easy to tell which of those folks have dealt with a true drug addict. Don't make judgments until you've WALKED IN MY SHOES and fully understand what those of us as parents have to deal with! I wish such dogs had been available in the 1980's when it would have been a valuable asset for me.