This guide offers information that can help you raise drug-free children.
This guide includes:
• An overview of substance use among young people, with a special focus on how it affects academic performance
• Descriptions of some substance young people use
• A look at risk factors that may make kids more vulnerable to trying and using alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs and protective factors to offset those risks
• Suggestions for how to talk to children about alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, regardless of their age; and
• Tips on what to do if you suspect your child is using alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs
