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DID YOU KNOW?

DID YOU KNOW?. FACTS. Approximately 2/3 of teenagers who drink, report that they can purchase their own alcohol One third of six and ninth graders obtain alcohol from their own homes

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DID YOU KNOW?

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  1. DID YOU KNOW?

  2. FACTS • Approximately 2/3 of teenagers who drink, report that they can purchase their own alcohol • One third of six and ninth graders obtain alcohol from their own homes • More than 40% of individuals who start drinking before the age of 15 will develop alcohol abuse or alcohol dependence at some point in their lives

  3. Every 33 minutes throughout the day, one person is killed by an impaired driver. • Every 2 minutes someone is injured in an accident involving an impaired driver. • On Friday and Saturday between 9 p.m. and 2 a.m., one of every seven drivers is legally intoxicated.

  4. Are Parents Interacting With Their Kids?

  5. Parental Involvement is Key to Drug Prevention Kids who learn a lot aboutthe risk of drugs from their parentsare up to half as likely to use. Source: Partnership Attitude Tracking Study

  6. 2004 PATS Findings • Today’s parents see less risk in drugs • Fewer of today’s parents are talking to their kids about drugs • Today’s parents underestimate their kids exposure to drugs

  7. Underestimate Use(“Not My Kid”) Parents My teen hastried marijuana 18% Teens I have tried marijuana 39% Source: 2004 PATS Parents

  8. Underestimate Use(“Not My Kid”) Parents My teen hastried inhalants 3% Teens I have triedinhalants 18% Source: 2004 PATS Parents

  9. Parental Involvement is Key to Drug Prevention Kids who learn a lot aboutthe risk of drugs from their parentsare up to half as likely to use.

  10. Need to Increase Parental Involvement Only 32% of teens “learn a lot about the risk of drugs” from their parents.

  11. Recipe for Trouble Parents see “less risk in drugs” + “less communication with their teens” + changing drug threats facing teens = Dangerous Convergence

  12. Why Should Parents Interact With Their Kids? • Adolescence is a period of profound brain maturation. • We thought brain development was complete by adolescence • We now know… maturation is not complete until about age 24!!!

  13. Alcohol Dependence/Abuse Among Adults: by Age of First Use (SAMHSA, 2004) Fewer Problems in Those Who Start Later

  14. INDIRECT EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL SUMMARY Neurodevelopment likely contributes to…. Risky, Impulsive Behavior Particularly in groups! Planning and Judgment Ability to Weigh Consequences … and alcohol effects are GREATER during periods of rapid neurodevelopment - Adolescence

  15. DIRECT EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL SUMMARY • Reduced sensitivity to intoxication • Increased social disinhibition • Increased cognitive disruption

  16. Are there dangers/pressures on kids that weren’t present when their parents were young?

  17. Top ranked site in Google on 1/5/03

  18. Implications • Little known • Increased access • Can it be stopped? • Increased • - Use • - Addiction • - Overdose • Computer literate • at risk

  19. Recreational Use of Medication Advocacy

  20. Point-Click-DrinkOnline Alcohol? No ID? No Problem! • Already 1 out of 10 kids is getting alcohol illegally online or by home delivery • No effective way of identifying the age of online customers • Package delivery companies rarely check ID’s when delivering alcohol

  21. Signs and Symptoms of Drug Abuse • Negative changes in schoolwork, missing school, or declining grades • Use of incense, room deodorant, or perfumes to hide smoke or chemical odors • New friends • Evidence of drug paraphernalia • Excessive inhalant products such as nail polish, hairspray, as well as other household products • Missing prescription drugs—especially narcotics and mood stabilizers

  22. WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN PARENTS DON’T EXERCISE THEIR INFLUENCE?

  23. Make A Difference Don’t be naïve. Watch for signs of abuse and if you sense a problem seek help, and talk…..It could save their lives.

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