This was a result of a number of factors, but we do know that the messages kids get about the harms of drugs has a significant impact on their decision on whether or not to use.
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The risks associated with marijuana have been trivialized and our kids are getting the wrong message, ... We must arm parents, teachers, community leaders and our children with the truth.John Walters
Inhalants are a particular threat to the youngest of young people, ... Many times we have people harmed because they're thought to be too young to have a serious problem or be at serious risk.
John Walters
Your example has not only made lives better here ... but it is no exaggeration that there are children you will never meet and families you will never hear thank you from whose lives are being saved.
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twice as many eighth-graders have tried marijuana today than a decade ago.
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In order to drive it down further, we have to deal with today's substance abuse reality, and today's reality is, girls have been using at higher rates than boys in critical areas.
John Walters
Substance use among our adolescent girls is alarming. Girls understand the risks associated with drugs, alcohol and cigarettes. But that doesn't appear to be stopping them from using.
John Walters
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