Your Child and Drugs

By the age of eleven, most children will have tasted alcohol; by fourteen they will at least know someone who smokes hash and will be curious to try ecstasy. Most parents are aware of the dangers which teenagers, and indeed children, face when it comes to drugs, but many feel that they lack the knowledge or expertise to adequately equip their children to cope with the reality of drug use in todays world. Fr Sean Cassin has worked with drug users for over fifteen years and here he shares his expertise in simple, practical terms. The aim of this booklet is to provide the facts about drugs, their attractions and their effects, and to help parents reduce, or even prevent, the threat of their children becoming problem drug users. Your Child and Drugs is the fifth in the Will our Children be Okay? series. The series is designed as a resource for parents dealing with the difficulties and joys of bringing up a family in a Christian context.