As a mom I've developed friendships with many of my children's life long friends. I enjoy spending time with them. I've seen many of them grow up from elementary school age to adulthood. Many of the kids they went to school with grew up great and are very successful and some were met with hard times. There have been some that succumbed to drug abuse but I don't think it's fair to blame the parents, the legalization of pot, or any  political debate. I think it's incredibly cruel to blame parents if their children die irregardless of the cause. I think that much of the depression has to to do with bullying and harassment in social media from strangers. If the bullying is perpetrated by someone that is known outside of social media it can be impossible to escape. People can be very mean.