What Do I Need to Know?
The substances commonly available to children and teens are cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana, and prescription drugs. Here are some important facts that will help you understand when, where and why your child might be temped to try these drugs and what you can do to prevent it.
- The adolescent brain is particularly vulnerable to substance use.
- There are certain times in kids' lives when they are more tempted to use drugs.
- Sons and daughters use at the same rate, but differ in some important ways.
- Some kids are at especially high risk for smoking, drinking and using drugs.
"Availability is the mother of use."
Your children will be exposed to a dizzying array of addictive illegal and prescription drugs.
They will see glamorous advertisements for cigarettes, beer, wine coolers, fruit-flavored hard liquors and candy-flavored chewing tobacco.
They will see friends and popular classmates drinking, popping pills and smoking pot.
This casual and frequent exposure can make experimentation tempting.
To learn more about protecting your children from the pressures and temptations to smoke, drink and use drugs,
read the book.
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