Know! the Five Reasons Young People Give for Using Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs

Reason 5
To Satisfy Curiosity

For many of the reasons already presented, children are very curious about alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. Kids are smart and they are very quick to pick up mixed messages in the media, at school, or at home. Even if we have done an outstanding job of educating and nurturing our children, there are some children who will remain curious about alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. Since many kids are going to find out a lot about these substances from unreliable sources, it's up to parents and caregivers to deliver basic information to children, in their language.

It's important to try to know what they know.

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