Tips for Parents
- Be a good listener
- Give clear no-use messages about drugs and alcohol
- Help your child deal with peer pressure to use drugs
- Get to know your child’s friends and parents
- Monitor your child’s whereabouts
- Supervise teen activities
- Maintain an open and honest dialogue with your child
Fact: Marijuana is the most frequently used illegal drug in the United States.
Fact: 42.3 percent of 12th-graders have tried marijuana at least once.
Fact: Marijuana smoking affects the brain and leads to impaired short-term memory, perception, judgment, and motor skills.
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"The only way to prevent your child from using drugs is to be open, talk to them, warn them, be aware of everything going on in your child’s life."
"There’s a dialogue going on. If there is experimentation, I’m going to know and be able to respond."
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