How can parents prevent their kids from using drugs? Guest blogger Theodore Caputi, president and founder of the Student Leader Union, suggests making it personal.
"Prevention is all about persuasion."
The truth is, we don't need to spend much time giving kids the "facts" on drugs. Most young people already know that "weed" is a street name for marijuana or that long-term heavy
drinking can lead to alcoholism. Instead, we need to persuade kids to either reduce or refuse drug use.
We need to communicate prevention in terms that kids understand and appreciate, and we need young people to understand that drugs and alcohol will interfere with things they personally care about. This is the tricky part. Different kids care about different things, and
prevention should seek to engage everyone...
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