Study: parents matter
The “war” against them notwithstanding, drugs are more available than ever to the Nation’s youth. But while most kids don’t care what the law says about their drug use, they do care what their parents say about it:
A majority of teens said whether it was legal for them to smoke or drink had no bearing on their decision to do so.[…]
The good news was that it doesn’t take an act of Congress to crack down on risky behavior. Teens who felt their parents would flip out if they found out they were doing drugs and teens who felt drugs were morally wrong were several times less likely to try drugs, the survey found.
Well, imagine that. Government is no substitute for good parenting.
Who knew?
We need to do more to stop the Drug war, but it’s costing us a tons of money. We need to provide a better education if we want to be successful.
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