It Only Takes 5 Minutes to Talk to Your Kids About Drugs
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Parents,
It Only Takes 5 Minutes to talk to your Kids about Drugs.
Did you know:
Children are pressured to use drugs...
1 in 4 children in 4th grade say there is peer pressure to use marijuana.
Almost half of 6th graders, report peer pressure to drink alcohol.
Almost half of 4th, 5th, and 6th graders say they feel pressured to smoke
cigarettes.
1 in 4 children in 4th, 5th, and 6th grades feels pressured to use
crack/cocaine.
Children use drugs to fit in....
4 in 10 children in 4th, 5th, and 6th grades say they would begin using
alcohol to fit in and feel older.
4 in 10 children in 4th, 5th, and 6th grades say they would use
crack/cocaine to fit in and feel older.
Some children already use drugs...
2 percent of all 12th graders get high on marijuana every day.
13 percent of 8th graders and 30 percent of seniors had binged on alcohol
(consumed 5 or more drinks in a row) in the 2 weeks just before the
survey.
Drugs are available to children...
A recent study indicated that half of 11th and 12th graders said it would
be easy to buy drugs at school.
80 percent of all 12th graders say it would be easy to get marijuana.
Studies show that the younger a child is when he or she first uses alcohol,
marijuana, cigarettes, the more likely it is the child will have some type of
drug abuse problem later in life.
* Iowa facts taken from www.drugfreeiowa.org
These statistics are only the tip of the iceberg. In 5 minutes you, as parents, can talk to
you kids about drug and alcohol abuse. Don't let your kid become another statistic.
Need Help?
It's not always easy to talk with your kids about drug and alcohol abuse, but there are ways
and people who can help you.
Conversations are one of the most powerful tools parents can use to connect
with — and protect — their kids.
But, when tackling some of life's tougher topics, especially those about drugs and alcohol,
just figuring out what to say can be a challenge.
By visiting Time to Talk, you can learn helpful tips that will get the conversation started with
you children. Find the questions that you need to ask, know exactly what to say, and even
talk with parents and professionals who've been there before.
At ABC5, we're committed to helping build a better community.
We're working with Mediacom and The Partnership for a Drug Free Iowa to strengthen our
community by preventing drug abuse and protecting our children.
Parents,
Prevention starts with YOU.
If you don't look out for your kids, who will?
Take five minutes to talk to your kids about Drug and Alcohol Abuse.
It only takes 5 minutes to make a difference.
