Friday, June 28, 2013

Teen Drug Use, Abuse; a Crash Course

Maybe you saw the title of this week's newsletter, and you thought, Well, this is one article I don't need to read. My kid would never do drugs! I'm not here to frighten you, but if you believe your son or daughter will never be tempted to use harmful substances, you're only setting yourself up for disappointment. We might like to think it's the other kids who are using, and not our own. But according to recent studies, 1 out of every 5 teens is abusing alcohol, illegal, or legal drugs on a regular basis.

Even high school students that aren't presently using are telling researchers that they get offered prescription narcotics at least twice a day!

http://www.childabuse.com/authors/marks_corner/teen_drug_abuse.html