More Town Hall Meetings Than Ever Being Held Across America To Address The Dangers Of Underage Drinking

The statistics for underage drinking is rising at a phenomenal pace.
It's so important to take a look at our own 'local' youth. Is there enough awareness in the community of drug & alcohol abuse? If not, don't ignore it, thinking that someone will be doing something somewhere. The chances are that not enough is being done to save young lives. Act now!!
Ask questions at your local social services, local police drug department, to see what measures they are taking.
Talk to other parents about their children, don't feel ashamed if your child is abusing drugs or alcohol, it has to be treated as a disease just like any other. Would you let a small, benign growth grow into a malignant condition by believing that it will go away on it's own. No of course not because; It doesn't!!!...... and neither does drug or alcohol dependence.
Statistics show that by parents helping their children from an early age to choose not to drink or drug has been very effective.

• Let them know and stand firm that having a 'little sip' of alcohol is NO!
• Let them be aware that other kids might encourage them to drink or drug.
• Help them to have the answers to friends who insist.
• Help them to deal with being an outsider from the group if they don't participate.
• Help them find healthy activities that are supervised by adults.
• Show them the consequences of kids who end up as addicts.
• There are many sites on the internet with graphic information on this subject.
• BUT be age appropriate with your answers when questions come up.
• Help them to feel 'good' about talking to you in an honest way about any of their issues concerning drugs & alcohol. Be open & honest with them.
• Would you allow your child to drink poison? No! why? because it can damage their brain & other organs....... Alcohol is like a poison to a child's undeveloped brain and body!

Take a look at the previous blog about a young woman who was one of the lucky ones......follow her story. The next video coming soon.
I know many kids who weren't so lucky and were taken from their families by this dreadful disease.
Don't let it happen to your child!!


More Town Hall Meetings Than Ever Being Held Across America To Address The Dangers Of Underage Drinking