Being a parent is never an easy job, this is especially so when your child is in their teenage years. Teenagers are well known for their stubbornness, mood swings, sullenness and constant challenging of authority. Truth be told, it’s a difficult time for both parents and children.

Because your teenager is going through such a turbulent time in their life, there is always the risk of them falling prey to peer pressure. Peer pressure is one of the major causes of teenagers turning to drug abuse. Here are some signs to look out for that may indicate your teen is using drugs:

A Sudden Decline in School Work: If you start noticing a sudden drop in your child’s grades, this could be a sign that there is something wrong and warrants further investigation. Contact your child’s teachers to try to find out why this is happening. (more…)

Meth devastates, it kills, and it ruins otherwise promising young lives. Almost half of all American parents never speak with their kids about the dangers of meth, and reflecting this, an astonishing percentage of high school kids either see little harm with trying the drug, or even worse, see some benefit.

Crystal meth is scary. Incredibly addictive recreational use can so easily progress to addiction, and the physical, mental spiritual harm done by an addiction to meth is beyond compare.

The health risks of meth

Meth addicts can expect greatly accelerated physical aging, cognitive declines, early dementia, and a fantastically increased risk for a host of diseases and cancers. Characteristic meth mouth is but one of the obvious and external signs of the damage of the drug, and a few years of meth use visibly ages the body by decades. (more…)

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I remember a conversation I had with a police detective some 35 years ago. He was telling me about what a mother had told him over the phone about her teenaged son. “Once he’s out of the house, he’s not our problem.” The detective, who served an upscale suburban community, was explaining to me that parents can be irresponsible and in his mind almost criminal in their neglect of children.

Parents are the most important people in a child’s life. They set the tone for everything. If parents abuse drugs, the children are likely to abuse drugs. If husbands beat their wives, their sons will likely be wife beaters too. If parents divorce and abandon their children, those children are not likely to become model parents either. Parents are the front line in the prevention of drug abuse and there’s so much they can do to try to secure the best possible future for their children.

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