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SCcoug · 04-07-2008, 05:49 PM

Anyone know what Elder Ballard was referring to when he mentioned in his talk to the mothers of the church that substance abuse won't let them get more done? Do we have rampant drug abuse by Mormon women?

MikeWaters · 04-07-2008, 05:50 PM

Prescription drug abuse is increasingly common. I don't know the rates among Mormon women. But Statman's wife is a pharmacist, and saw some prescriptions among her ward members that raised her eyebrows.

Kilgore Trout · 04-07-2008, 06:24 PM

Sister Trout was worried that he was talking about Diet Coke. I told her not to worry.

marsupial · 04-07-2008, 06:37 PM

Our friend's MIL walked out of the room offended when someone said crap, but she'll bum some prescription painkillers off of her relatives without even flinching.

RedHeadGal · 04-07-2008, 07:06 PM

I am also guessing he's talking about prescription drug use: painkillers, antidepressants, anti-anxiety, sleeping pills. . .

To what extent these may be medically necessary and not "abused" in that same group (the "young mothers" to whom he was speaking) is probably subject to debate.

exUte · 04-07-2008, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by SCcoug

Anyone know what Elder Ballard was referring to when he mentioned in his talk to the mothers of the church that substance abuse won't let them get more done? Do we have rampant drug abuse by Mormon women?

female population compared to society in general. Why? Because those outside the church drink more. Same issues, just different manners of addressing the issue.

Sad to say, some brethren exacerbate the issue. My wife having been Ward and Stake RS president, some of the stories are pretty depressing. What brethren expect of their wives to be trophy 'Mormon' wives.

Let's hope no one of this board is guilty of that.

RC Vikings · 04-07-2008, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by exUte

What brethren expect of their wives to be trophy 'Mormon' wives.

I'm pushing her more toward the non-mormon horny professional. It's not working.

marsupial · 04-07-2008, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by exUte

female population compared to society in general. Why? Because those outside the church drink more. Same issues, just different manners of addressing the issue.

Sad to say, some brethren exacerbate the issue. My wife having been Ward and Stake RS president, some of the stories are pretty depressing. What brethren expect of their wives to be trophy 'Mormon' wives.

Let's hope no one of this board is guilty of that.

I wouldn't consider a high number of women on antidepressants a "substance abuse" problem.

Sleeping in EQ · 04-07-2008, 08:04 PM

Chocolate.

CrazyHorse · 04-07-2008, 08:13 PM

Meth-moms are a big problem in Utah, there is so much pressure to be the perfect little house-keeper and mommy that many women are turning to mommy's little helper.

04-07-2008, 05:49 PM	#1
SCcoug Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 81	Mormon women substance abuse? Anyone know what Elder Ballard was referring to when he mentioned in his talk to the mothers of the church that substance abuse won't let them get more done? Do we have rampant drug abuse by Mormon women?

04-07-2008, 06:37 PM	#4
marsupial Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I... Isn't it so fun to spell? Posts: 1,701	Our friend's MIL walked out of the room offended when someone said crap, but she'll bum some prescription painkillers off of her relatives without even flinching. __________________ "Mormon men are inherently sexy..." -Archaea

04-07-2008, 08:04 PM	#9
Sleeping in EQ Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The People's Republic of Monsanto Posts: 3,085	Chocolate. __________________ "Do not despise the words of prophets, but test everything; hold fast to what is good; " 1 Thess. 5:21 (NRSV) We all trust our own unorthodoxies.

04-07-2008, 05:50 PM	#2
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Prescription drug abuse is increasingly common. I don't know the rates among Mormon women. But Statman's wife is a pharmacist, and saw some prescriptions among her ward members that raised her eyebrows.

04-07-2008, 06:24 PM	#3
Kilgore Trout Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: location, location. Posts: 54	Sister Trout was worried that he was talking about Diet Coke. I told her not to worry.

04-07-2008, 07:06 PM	#5
RedHeadGal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: DC Posts: 995	I am also guessing he's talking about prescription drug use: painkillers, antidepressants, anti-anxiety, sleeping pills. . . To what extent these may be medically necessary and not "abused" in that same group (the "young mothers" to whom he was speaking) is probably subject to debate.

04-07-2008, 08:13 PM	#10
CrazyHorse Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 39	Meth-moms are a big problem in Utah, there is so much pressure to be the perfect little house-keeper and mommy that many women are turning to mommy's little helper.