Troubled Teens Resources

If parents do not want their sons or daughters enrolled in schools for troubled teens, they’d best include a drug education “module” for their kids just as they made sure that their kids were educated about strangers and sexual predators.

High school presents a whole new battleground for parents and no matter how good your teen is, you can’t predict when a moment of weakness and some available drug will intersect, presenting an opportunity for troubled teenagers to indulge.

But they might think twice if they know that their parents are vigilant, willing to administer drug tests and fully intend to mete out severe consequences for any infractions.

Dr. Phil has a thorough list of suggestions on how to be a conscientious, drug fighting parent. Below is an excerpt, the article in it’s entirety can be found at the link below.

• Lock your liquor cabinet.
  Brandon started on his course with alcohol and drugs at about the age of 13 when his parents went out of town and he decided to raid their liquor cabinet. He chose the clear liquor because it was the easiest to replace with water.
• The most trusting parents are the ones who are the easiest to take advantage of.
  Brandon lied to his parents a lot. He’d tell them he was going out to eat, bowling, or to a movie, when instead he was headed to a party to get drunk. When he came home late, some of his excuses were: he ran out of gas, he had to take some girl home who lived on the other side of town, there was a huge accident so the road was blocked, etc.

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