Message from Attitude Study: Parents Matter!

The 2012 Partnership Attitude Tracking Study makes a strong case for the importance of parents teaching their teens and pre-teens about alcohol and drug abuse. The three main findings for parents:

1. Parents must clearly communicate their expectations of non-use (because parent permissiveness is clearly correlated to use of substances.
2. Parents must safeguard their medications at home and properly dispose of unused medicines.
3. Parents should avoid modeling risky behavior.

This chart offers specific ideas about parental communication as reported by teens.

Take Only as Directed

This multi-agency collaborative initiative addresses Tennessee's prescription drug abuse.