Should Parents Talk About Past Drug Use With Teens?


 

Should Parents Talk About Past Drug Use with Teens? – Hazelden’s William Cope Moyers talks with ABC-TV’s “Good Morning America” about the Hazelden’s “Four Generations Overcoming Addiction” campaign and study finding that half of teens say they would be less likely to use drugs if their parents would tell them about their own experience with drugs and alcohol. For more about sharing personal experiences with addiction, visit www.hazelden.org or call 800.257.7810.

 

PARENTS URGED TO DISPOSE OF UNUSED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

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The National Institute on Drug Abuse found that among adolescents, prescription and over-the-counter medications account for most of the commonly abused illicit drugs by high school seniors. “For years the gateway drug was alcohol or marijuana …
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Our view: Stimulant abuse raises new concern

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They also are addictive. Educators need to become more aware of the problem, as well, and help educate their students on the potential dangers and other consequences. Most importantly, parents should explain to their own teens the dangers of taking …
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• Local student substance abuse higher than averages

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Tobacco, marijuana, alcohol, prescription drug abuse and binge drinking were all higher in the 2012 Indiana Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Use Drug survey of Morgan County middle school and high school students than state and national averages.
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