Day Seven:  Reviewed the way drugs act on the body.  Then we finished our discussion on Nicotine and began our discussion on Stimulants.

Great Student Comment of the Day:  "I was looking online about Cigarettes and saw a blog  concerning it. I was surprised by how defensive people that smoke are about their habit.  One young girl was asking for advice about how to hide the fact that she had started smoking from her parents.  That's horrible!"

I am so glad that our kids think that way now!  Please parents, use every opportunity you have to talk with your children about the dangers of drug use and addiction.  I would like to think our drug education program is the most effective tool to influence our students to abstain from drug use.  The reality is:  it is not.  It is you, as parents, that will make the greatest difference in the life of your child.  Now while they are still "somewhat" impressionable we can give them the truth regarding substance abuse.  But not long from now when they "get their wheels" and more freedom the temptation to try drugs will exponentially multiply.  I encourage you to go ahead now and develop a "drug free" plan for your older teen.