This week, Wadsworth High School is celebrating being drug free.
Research suggests one of the most positive influential factors when a teen is growing up is a strong, open relationship with a parent or caregiver.
The state of Ohio has a free newsletter you can sign up for at StartTalking.Ohio.gov. The “Know!” newsletter provides parents (or guardians and other caregivers) with twice monthly, free tips by email that contain current facts about alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, as well as action steps they can take to help children resist peer pressure to use.
Know! aims to increase parental:
Awareness that every child is at-risk for using substances;
Knowledge about alcohol, tobacco and other drugs;
Conversations with children about the importance of non-use.
