Image via Wikipedia Are we drug-knowledgeable? We want, at all costs, to keep kids away from drugs, but in another way, we protect them too much by never again talking about or looking at pictures of drugs. One good example for the need of clear, concise instruction is Barbara; a normal, semi-happy teenager in high school who wanted to fit in. She began hanging with kids that partied. Her parents talked to her about drugs and ‘drug pushers’ and she thought she knew what all kids knew about it. She was aware that drug pushers … [Read more...]
The Common Use of Drugs and Alcohol Amongst Teens
Image via Wikipedia The teenage years have always been a rebellious stage for individuals. Going through a variety of changes, acting out against parents and wanting to explore the various experiences in life that are readily available to them without thinking, teenagers are seemingly always looking for something. Among the more popular and widely abused experiences is alcohol and drug use. While in fact many teens simply indulge themselves a few times over the course of their young careers, or casually at most, plenty still become addicts from an early age, leading to adverse … [Read more...]