In a recent letter to Dear Abby, parents who had been checking their son’s instant messages, with his knowledge, discovered that their son was considering using marijuana and that a friend he was messaging was offering it to him. They also found out that the ‘friend’ was the source for marijuana for several kids. The parents were primarily concerned about how to inform the other parents that their son was dealing drugs. Abby advised them to speak to them parents quickly and directly. Good advice: Who knows how many kids they’ll save from drug addiction and the need for drug rehab?

Although reading your son’s instant messages may seem extreme or invasive, you have to catch drugs early and take decisive action immediately if you want to have a good chance to prevent durg addiction. Also, kids whose parents talk to them about alcohol and drugs are 50% less likely to use them.

Kids are drinking and taking drugs younger and younger. Unfortunately, many of the treatment facilities don’t even take kids under 18. You’re going to have a big problem on your hands if you can’t get professional help. Getting people off drugs or alcohol - no matter what their age - isn’t easy.

Make sure you talk to your kids about the dangers of drugs and alcohol and, if they’re already involved in them, get them into a drug rehab program as fast as possible.

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