The below article is a must read. From the June 26, 2011 Bloomberg Businessweek issue, this article details the very profitable, unlicensed and increasingly shocking & dangerous world of synthetic drugs. If someone you know is ordering incense, bath salts, plant fertilizer or even toilet bowl cleaner (anything powdered) over the internet you should be asking why. http://www.businessweek.com/print/magazine/content/11_26/b4234058348635.htm www.betheparents.org BeTheParents.org is Idaho's premier prevention website. This site equips parents and those who care about youth with strategies and resources to eliminate underage drinking. Check out the very helpful, downloadable resource called EUDL (Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws) Idaho Underage Drinking Pamphlet. This excellent pamphlet explainshow teen drinking damages developing brains and gives eight practical ways you can communicate with your kids to keep them alcohol free. In English and Spanish at: http://www.betheparents.org/documents
http://radar.boisestate.edu The Idaho Regional Alcohol Drug Awareness Resource (RADAR) Center provides to Idaho residents free information about alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. Material is available in both print and video formats. See above website for more information. http://resources.pre.org/documents/ESPAD.pdf Have you heard the argument that European kids experience fewer drinking problems than kids in the U.S. because of the European custom of drinking with family at meals? The data in this study shows the fallacies of this argument.