How To Stop Teen Drug Use
Peer pressure and a lack of education on drugs contribute much to this sad commentary. These studies also indicated that teen drug use is often not discussed at home. Parents neglect the subject, thinking their kids won’t fall into this trap. The consequences of teen drug use are simply too dangerous to ignore.
Nancy Reagan’s “Just say no to drugs” campaign proved ineffective. There are two reasons. Adopting a goody two-shoes approach won’t do the trick. Kids respond negatively, believing only prudish people who know nothing about drugs will make such a statement. Does an obese person give up the foods that make them overweight because someone says, “Just say no …?” This brings us to the second reason such a strategy proves ineffective, or worse, laughable. There is no incentive given to make teen drug use unattractive and dangerous.
