Friends of Narconon President's Briefing--Issue 102

Who's Job is it Anyway?When we think about family and we think about our home and who keeps it all together, many of us can agree that mothers are usually the ones to do that. Whether there is a problem within the marriage or not, when kids are involved, most times mom is the one they come running to. This seems to hold true when it comes to drug abuse. A study from Penn State University revealed that teenagers have a preference of which parent they prefer to talk to about the subject of drugs:70% of teens are more at ease when talking with their moms. 12% of the teens in the survey favored talking with their fathers. 7.4% preferred talking with their grandparents. 7.4% favored talking with siblings. 3% preferred talking with other extended family members. Whether it is the mom or the dad that kids turn to, there is one thing that parents must be certain about; what to say when your kids do ask you about drugs. While sometimes it may be difficult for parents, I have found that honesty in communication with your kids about drugs and even your experiences with them will go a long way to gaining your kids trust in what you say. However, for many parents it just seems like a tough thing to confront. Most of the parents I have spoken to confessed to me that they would not know or did not know what to say about drugs to their kids. Many parents I have spoken with would never believe their kids would even do drugs. You could say they were in denial about their kids drug use. In fact, I even documented this in the feature called Why Parents Are The Last to Know included with the Marijuana The Myth DVD. With school back in full bloom it is inevitable that your kids and family members are going to be faced with issues regarding drugs. It is important that you and your family get fully educated on the subject of drugs in order for you to handle the situations.