If there was a vaccination that stops you enjoying Drugs, Alcohol, Cigs, would you vaccinate your children?

Question

That is not a science fiction by the way. Scientists are working on it.

let's say there are no side effects.

Answer 1

There is a drug for alcohol addiction. I can't remember the name of it but it causes anything with alcohol in it to taste terrible.

Answer 2

Hell yeah, having battled with the lot (just the fags now, but they're the hardest) I would vaccinate my daughter. Sure doing all that can in itself be rights of passage, but the risk of serious harm and long term addiction are too great. Addictive disease is one of the biggest killers, if you could vaccinate against heart disease, MS, ME, Parkinsons, Diabetes, Altzheimers, why not Addictive Disease?

No matter how well you bring up your children to make sensible choices and be responsible, life has a way of throwing curve balls at people, and the child only needs a friend to say "try this, it will stop the pain" and they are technically already in trouble. As there is a link between Addictive disorders being genetic, I would not like to chance it with my child. Teenagers are volatile and curious, if I could do something to prevent my daughter going through potentially any unecessary addictions which may kill her, then yes, provided it was a safe vaccination, I would do it, but I would speak to her about it first.

Answer 3

If there were proof, that it did not have harmful side affects, I would.

What if jumping off a ten story building were pleasurable, would all these people who think children should be allowed to "make their own choices and mistakes" be allowed to jump? You know, so they would know better next time. You say its not the same? Drugs, alcohol and cigarettes KILL, as surely as the jump. My children can get along very well without the momentary pleasure of something that will ultimately destroy them, and many around them.

The bible says that Satan comes to steal, kill and destroy.
It is obvious, he is alive and well on planet earth, but I don't have to allow him free reign in the lives of my children! I will do whatever it takes to protect them, so again, if it were safe, I would have them vaccinated.

Answer 4

This is a toughy...on the one hand, I agree that kids should learn to say no, learn moderation, have free will etc.
On the other hand, I see a kid in my sisters middle school getting busted for meth, and a group of them in trouble for drinking, a 14 year old nearly dying of alcohol poisining....and thats all in one week. I dont live in some crime heavy place either, I live in a back country place...I can only imagine what its like in the bad parts of a big city. Kids have enough to do on their own as it is? Sex, violence, theft, grafiti, all kinds of things I see all the time, and the good kids like my sister who dont get into getting hassled for it...
I think kids should have free choice, but what kind of choice is it when a grade schooler takes up smoking? I think I would get the vaccination.

Answer 5

I may do if it was proving that there was absolutely no side effects ....with all the good intentions in the world we all think or believe we are good parents ...but once your kids get into the big bad world s*** can happen ....also we vaccinate our children already for other things they may or not get to protect them....... think the above (drugs Etc) could also be classed as life threatening

Answer 6

Well, I wouldnt want my kids to smoke or do drugs, or drink heavily (if i had kids), but i believe it would be restricting to do so. ultimately, no matter how hard you try, you can;t totally stop them - its their choice, but you can punish for it and tery and prevent. I wouldn't give the vaccination to stop them - invasive of human rights in a sense, but i wouldin its place strongly discourage, and teach against it, give them teh been there done that got the tshirt kinda talk.

Answer 7

What, and take away the power of freewill?
I don't think I would!

Besides, they won't make a vaccine like that. Too much money is made off them!

Answer 8

No way. We are all human, and to deny us our mistakes is to deny us the chance to learn from them.

Of course I wouldn't be very happy if any of my daughters ended up destroying themselves this way, but I'd accept the fact that there is a learning opportunity, and I'd offer guidance instead of punishment.

There's no danger of that happening right now (I've never seen, or want to see, a toddler on drugs), but this is how I plan to deal with it if it happens.

Answer 9

I like to think I'd be a good enough parent that I wouldn't have to vaccinate my child.

Answer 10

Prefer to know more about the research first.

Sounds like a good idea, but - the success rates (etc) are the kinds of info I'd want.

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