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Talking to your kids about drugs might be easier than you think.
All parents worry about their children and the possibility that they may become involved with drugs. Talking to your children about drugs might seem like a minefield. How do you approach the subject without your child feeling like you are accusing them of using drugs? How do you judge just how much detail to go into? When is the best time to bring the subject up? Help is available.
Know the Score can provide you with the information that you need to make these important conversations easier. The Know the Score website has a special section dedicated to parents. Here you can find out information about the different types of drugs that are available, the effects drugs can have and how to bring up the subject of drugs with your children.
There's also the Know the Score helpline which is available 24 hours a day. Trained advisors will be able to answer your questions and you can also request literature to be sent out to you so that you can go through it with your children.
Talking to your children about drugs, and listenning to what they have to say with an open mind, is vital as it may be the only way they get accurate information about drugs.
For more information go to www.knowthescore.info or call the free, confidential 24-hour Know the Score helpline on 0800 587 587 9.
Comments
Drugs have been an issue as long as there have been humans on earth and I think people are always going to want to experiment and to try things out for themselves.One thing that helped me to make my mind up about drug was to see the effect it had on my cousin - not that I'm saying that everyone should have a cousin whose life has been ruined by drugs but the real and honest effects of taking drugs need to be communicated.
Richard