TEEN DRUG ABUSE
How Summer Fun Spikes First-Time Users
Summer is the favorite time of the year for many, but for parents of teens, it can be a time to be cautious and to pay close attention to the type of fun your child is having. According to a new study, more people try Ecstasy, LSD, cocaine, and marijuana during the summer than at any other time of the year.
The Experimental Phase
The phone rings and she lifts the receiver to her ear. It’s another recorded message from the school saying her son was absent from class today. She yells through the house for her son James. No answer comes back. James is a fourteen-year-old in his freshman year of high school.
