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Keeping Your Kids Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drug Free
Highlights for Parents
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Be sure your children know that tobacco, alcohol, and
drugs are addictive.
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Be honest with your children. Share your experiences –
including your mistakes.
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Help your children build self-esteem and confidence.
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Discuss problems and involve your children in
problem-solving.
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Set and enforce clear rules against drug, alcohol, and
tobacco use in the home.
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Tell your children how disappointed you would be if they
used these substances.
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Be at home at key times for key events. Become involved in
your children's schooling and activities.
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Educate your children about images that glamorize smoking,
drinking, and substance use in advertising, television, and films.
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Keep your children active and involved in positive things
like volunteering and fitness.
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Know where your children are and who they are with. Get to
know your children's friends and their parents.
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Learn the signs of alcohol and drug abuse and be alert for
changes in behavior or appearance.
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Be aware of the example you provide.
To stay informed and gain other suggestions on how to
communicate with your children about tobacco, alcohol, and drugs, check the
Web sites below.
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/
CDC’s TIPS: Tobacco Information and Prevention Source
http://www.samhsa.gov
SAMHSA’s home page
http://www.health.org/*
PREVLINE, a service of SAMHSA’s National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and
Drug Information
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* Links to non-Federal organizations are provided solely as a service to our users.
Links do not constitute an endorsement of any organization by CDC or the Federal Government,
and none should be inferred. The CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual
organization Web pages found at this link. |
Call these toll-free numbers to receive tobacco, alcohol, and drug
information: 1-800-CDC-1311 and 1-800-729-6686 |
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