This is your place to take advantage of the knowledge and wisdom of licensed counselors and health professionals at the Acadia Family Center - ask real questions and get real answers. Email your questions to: milja@acadiafamilycenter.org or drop your hand written questions in the Thot Box at Mount Desert Island high school by the vending machines near the gym. Your questions are ANONYMOUS. Our answers will be honest. And if we don't know the answers, we will connect with a professional that does. Check out the resources listed to the right to get more help.
A new blog will be posted every couple weeks.
You can also read the latest edition of the Thot Box in hard copy posted around the school or at www.afcthotbox.blogspot.com.
You can also read the latest edition of the Thot Box in hard copy posted around the school or at www.afcthotbox.blogspot.com.
Question:Can you get an OUI high on pot?
Answer: Yes. OUI stands for Operating Under the Influence and refers to the influence of any substance. You can get an OUI for driving under the effect of a legal prescription, alcohol, marijuana, LSD, cocaine, or anything that may impair your ability to operate motorized machinery.
Question: If my uncle is an alcoholic and has been in recovery for 20 years and my parents don’t drink, are my chances higher to be an alcoholic?
Answer: Yes. If you have any alcoholism or drug addiction anywhere in your biological family you have a higher risk of addiction than someone who has no alcoholics in their family. And if you add an environment that endorses drinking (aka your friends drink and like to party), and add high levels of stress, your chances are even greater. Start drinking before the age of 15, your chance is 4 times even greater.
