ProudParenting.com - Research shows most parents are aware of their teen's cigarette and drug use. Early detection is essential. - Comments

Making the right change

randyfitzpatrick — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:14:53 -0700

It's good to see that parents are noticing what their teens are doing. The hard part is knowing how to approach their teens about the issue at hand. Teen's friends can influence more than the parents can. Parents do have options available to them for help with their teens and approaching the issue.
Narconon Vista Bay

That confirms my beliefs,

gerrard — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:42:56 -0700

That confirms my beliefs, it's getting harder and harder to be a parent these days. Kids face many risks and many temptations, school is not a safe place anymore and that's because it has become a target for drugs. How can a parent control that?
Drug Treatment

Research shows most parents are aware of their teen's cigarette and drug use. Early detection is essential.

Community Editor — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 08:03:51 -0700

For a six-month reporting period, the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) found that 82 percent of parents accurately detected the presence of teen cigarette smoking - the parents' reports corresponded with the teens' reports of their own smoking.

Eighty-six percent of parents accurately evaluated the presence of teen alcohol use, and 86 percent accurately reported the presence of teen marijuana use. However, only 72 percent of the parents in the RIA study accurately reported the presence of hard drug use (anything other than pot) by teens.