Many Parents Feel Helpless to Prevent Teen Drug Use

According to a study recently released by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, 51% of parents with kids in the 6th to 8th grades say they lack the tools and information to prevent drug and alcohol abuse. The Partnership Attitude Tracking Survey (PATS) found that parents of middle school students were the most likely (46%) to encounter reluctance from their children to discuss drug and alcohol use, and more than one-third (37%) reported feeling helpless over their children’s decisions to use drugs or alcohol. Only 1 in 4 parents reported feeling extremely prepared to handle the discussion of drug and alcohol dangers.

The good news for parents is that these perceptions may be unnecessarily pessimistic. The Partnership’s research continues to show that children who learn more at home about the dangers of drugs and alcohol are less likely to use. (Source: DrugFree.org)

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