Teenage substance use is threatening the lives of our children. It is high time we stop ignoring the problem as a community, as educators and certainly as parents. As a parent myself I understand the many problems parents face when it comes to their children and the subject of drug abuse.

1. Teenage Substance Use - America's No. 1 Health Problem
Teenage substance use is threatening the lives of our children. It is high time we
stop ignoring the problem as a community, as educators and certainly as parents.
As a parent myself I understand the many problems parents face when it comes to
their children and the subject of drug abuse.
The top reasons parents give for being against drug testing at school and at home
are:
 Privacy issues. Parents often feel that searching their children's rooms
and/or personal belongings is just not right
 Trust. Parents want to trust their children and want their children to trust
them. This leads parents to do nothing that is proactive to ensure their
children are not using drugs.
 Fear. Often parents are afraid of what they may find and/or how their
children may react. So they decide that if they do not see it, it must not be a
problem.
 Lack of knowledge. Something I hear so often from parents is that they
know nothing about today's drugs or their effects. Not having the knowledge
that they believe they need to act causes parents to basically wait until
something major (like their child overdosing) happens.

2. Learn what you can do to help your teen stay away from drugs by
visiting Secret Drug Test's site for Parents today
(www.secretdrugtest.com)!
In June of 2011 The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at
Columbia University released this report: CASA Calls Teen Substance Use
Americas No. 1 Health Problem | CADCA
(http://www.cadca.org/resources/detail/casa-calls-teen-substance-use-americas-no-
1-health-problem) The study looked at how American culture increases the risk of
teens abusing drugs and how adults contribute to the teen substance abuse problem
with the messages they send.
Related articles:
 Reducing Substance Abuse Among Teens (medicalnewstoday.com)
 Should You Snoop on Your Teenager? (secretdrugtest.com)