Summer Safety
Keeping Our Teenagers Safe During the Summer
According to the U.S. Administration for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services, during the months of June and July, 11,000 teenagers between the ages of 12 and 17 will try alcohol for the first time, 5,000 will smoke cigarettes for the first time, and 4,500 will smoke marijuana for the first time.
This is scary for all of us who care for our young people. There are some suggestions for keeping them safe at this URL: http://www.teendrugabuseprevention.com/summer-substance-abuse/