"Dr. Kipnis summarized the attitude of many parents he has spoken with as, 'We live in a great place. There's no one selling heroin on the corner, so I can't believe that my child is addicted.'"Some parents also said that, because they grew up in the 1960s and 1970s - and may have used drugs themselves, they feel their authority as parents is compromised. However, Joe the parent of a teen who started using marijuana but quickly progressed to harder drugs says that's no excuse, explaining that a parent can't know if their kid will be the one who can't stop using. Read more at SILive.com.
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Labels: drug_use, influences, role_models
Posted By: Aspen Education Group