Parents Are Out of Touch With their Children
- 44% of parents believe that teens who abuse prescription drugs get them from their parents and yet 71% of parents do not take any precautions to prevent their children from doing this.
- Only 12% of parents think that a teen's biggest concern is drugs, while 29% of teens report their biggest concern as drugs.
- 45% of teens attend parties where alcohol is available; 30% where alcohol is available; 10% where prescription drugs are available; and 9% where cocaine or ecstasy are available.
- 21% of 12 to 17-year olds can buy marijuana in an hour or less and 40% can buy it within a day.
- Teens who attend religious services regularly are at less than half the risk of smoking, drinking, or using illegal drugs as teens who do not attend such services.
Reading those statistics are just crazy to think about and they are so real
ReplyDeleteI think it is way too easy for teens to get drugs, that's why so many teens are getting addicted! I really liked all of your stats!
ReplyDeleteteens are very curious as to drugs and alcohol. Parents need to take the right steps to prevent their children from even trying drugs.
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