For kids and their parents to help each other understand the problems posed by drugs in the social environment kids experience today, it’s important you feel you can all discuss drugs without fear or embarrassment.
Your parents may be worried about starting a conversation about drugs – they don’t want to give you too much information and perhaps make you curious enough to try a particular drug, or they may be worried that their questions – even if they don’t suspect anything – may ruin the relationship they have with you.
Some kids don’t like to bring up the topic of drugs, because they feel that the reasons for their questions - whether due to curiosity, or perhaps concern about a group at school - may be misunderstood.
However, research shows that the majority of children and adolescents want to talk to an adult they trust about drugs, and if you can, it’s a good place to start in your attempts to find answers for your questions or a way to deal with your concerns.
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