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Article: Parents urged to talk about drugs, alcohol.(Health)

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September 8, 2005
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Byline: Jeff Wright The Register-Guard

Most adults think parents should be the ones to steer children away from alcohol and drugs.

Most parents disapprove of high school teens using alcohol and marijuana.

And most teens know their parents will be disappointed if they are caught using alcohol or other drugs.

So who has the greatest influence on whether a teenager actually uses alcohol or drugs? According to a new survey of 350 Lane County adults, the answer is: the teen's friends and peers.

Cop-out? Disconnect? Whatever the reasons, it's a perception that members of the Lane County Coalition to Prevent Substance Abuse are ...

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