TRUST - THE ANTI-DRUG

Studies have shown that in general, kids believe their parents trust
them. Where kids get into trouble with drugs is when they assume this
trust implies that they're mature enough to avoid the dangers. Trust
is essential. Yet they must understand that trust comes with
responsibilities. That's why you need to talk to them about drugs and
give them clear, consistent rules. Monitoring your kids' activities
doesn't mean you don't trust them. It means that you care about them
enough to be involved. Between 4 and 6 p.m. is when kids are most
likely to try drugs. So keep them busy. Encourage them to try out
for the basketball team. Or the school play. Or band. What matters
is your involvement. Teenagers want their independence, yet need the
stability provided by routines. For more information, call
800.788.2800 or visit www.theantidrug.com

Kids who read warning labels are not always looking for what can harm
them. Kids who use inhalants are looking for the chemicals that can
get them high. Propane. Toluene. Butane. Nitrous oxide. These
chemicals are found in many common household cleaners, paints and
aerosols that kids use to get high.

Illegal drugs are estimated to cost America over $110 billion each
year in treatment, enforcement, incarceration and social damage. But
what else could you buy for $110 billion? Well, you could build 1,692
new hospitals. Or operate 632 universities. Or 3,667 national parks.
You could hire 2,955,956 new high school teachers. Or you could put
758,620 new buses on the road. This message is brought to you by the
Office of National Drug Control Policy/Partnership for a Drug-Free
America. To get involved with an anti-drug neighborhood coalition,
call Houston Crackdown, 713.247.8888. For information, referrals and
to request materials, call the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug
Dependence (NCADD), 800.NCA.CALL, or the Region Six Prevention
Resource Center, 888.PRC.TEXX.