So just how does a parent like me prevent his or her child from using drugs, anyway? I don’t want her to hate me, and I don’t want to always be fighting with him. And I can’t be there with her all the time. But I don’t want anything to happen to him, either. Help!
Here are some proven principles strategies for helping your teen to choose to not use drugs.
11 Points for Parents to Protect Their Kids: Drug abuse can be prevented and addiction is a treatable illness.
Here It Comes! The First Year of Middle School
"The environment plays a significant role in substance-use disorders because anything that increases an individual's exposure to alcohol or other drugs will affect his or her risk of using..."
-- Katherine Ketcham and Nicholas A. Pace, M.D., authors of Teens Under the Influence
For Parents Concerned About Their Teens (Ages 13-17)
Parents of children 13-17 years old often don’t know how to distinguish signs of substance use from “typical” teenage behavior. Nonetheless, if there is no reason to suspect drinking or drug use, do not assume that it is occurring. Not all adolescents drink or use drugs.