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Don't panic. You can do this. We're here to help. Let's get started. If you suspect or know your child is using drugs or alcohol, it is important to take action right away. Click on the Teen Drug Intervention link below to follow step by step advise on what to do if you suspect or know your teen is using drugs. Feeling alone? Check out the Intervene Blog to see what other parents are experiencing.
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Not sure what to say when your Teen asks if you did drugs? Visit the TimeToTalk website for help this and other difficult conversations. TimeToTalk provides easy-to-use guides and tips to help you have ongoing conversations with your kids to keep them healthy and drug-free. Check out the Parents: You Matter page for testimonials from other parents.
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Since 1975 the Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey has measured drug, alcohol, and cigarette use and related attitudes among adolescent students nationwide. Survey participants report their drug use behaviors across three time periods: lifetime, past year, and past month; for some drugs, daily use is also reported. Initially, the survey included 12th-graders only, but in 1991 it was expanded to include 8th- and 10th-graders. more...
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NIDA's mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction. This charge has two critical components. The first is the strategic support and conduct of research across a broad range of disciplines. The second is ensuring the rapid and effective dissemination and use of the results of that research to significantly improve prevention, treatment and policy as it relates to drug abuse and addiction.
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Request. Sign up to receive a FREE copy of MADD’s parent handbook for research-based guidance on starting the on-going conversation about alcohol with teens.
Download. Once you have signed up for the handbook, you can also access some quick conversation starters.
Plan. Get a game plan for starting the conversation. Choose a calm and relaxed time and location without distractions where you will have each others’ undivided attention. The parent handbook offers tips on avoiding potholes and talking so teens will listen. Click here to find a free 30-minute parent workshop in your area.
Donate. Help MADD continue to provide free parent handbooks and workshops to encourage safer communities.
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Here are Important tips, resources, and informtion you can use to give your kids happy, healthy and safe futures, and help them avoind the dangers of drugs and alcohol.
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