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This medical
information is designed as an aid only for the
patients of
Drs. Concannon & Vitale.
It is not a substitute for a medical
exam and direct
advice from your physician.
Ten Ways
Parents Can Help Their Teenagers Avoid Substance Abuse
1. Set a good example.
2. Know your child's
whereabouts, activities, and friends.
3. Eat dinner together
regularly.
4. Set fair rules and
hold your child to them.
5. Be caring and
supportive.
6. Maintain open lines
of communication.
7. Surround your child
with positive role models.
8. Incorporate religion
or spirituality into family life.
9. Learn the signs and
symptoms of teen substance abuse and conditions that increase risk.
10. If problems occur,
get help
promptly
Source: "Family Matters: Substance Abuse and the American Family"
Rev.
10/2005 AvoidSubstanceAbuse.htm
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