complimentsJon J. Johnston, DMD Family Dentistry SHERIFF CARL New Patients Welcome Call soscbeodule your appointment oday Talk To YourKids Ahout Drugs Really Bad Reasons Why Parents Donit TalkToTheinkidSAboutDruga . Your kids would never do drugs. Oh come on. High school kids are exposed to drugs every day Even grade school kids are at risk. Fact is, the average age of kids first trying ilegal drugs is under 14. And every day, nearly 5,000 teens try pot for the first time. 25poay It's hypocritical because you did some drugs when you were a kid and you're okay What you did back then doesn't matter. Because drugs today are nothing like when you were young. There are far more of them and many that ane much stronger. Even pot Reliable evidence shows it's twice as powerful on average than it was 20 years ago, with twice the concentration of THC, the chemical that affects the brain. Add all the new stuf Ike crack, ecstasy. meth, and whatever you did as a kid was nothing much compared to today Talking to your kids doesn't do any good. Not true when it comes to drugs. Kids whose parents get involved with them are 50% less likely to do drugs. lt may not seem like R, but they want to know you care and you wil be gettting through to them 4 Your kids know more about drugs than you do. Sure they do. Isnt that part of the problem? ou've never heard of most of the stuff they know about. But you can find out what you need to know on our web sites: www. theantidrug.com or www.drugfree.org. Not just about drugs but also how to tak to the little you knowwhats. Be Smart, Don't Start! Say NO to Drugs! Brenda D. Shumaker Jefferson County Coroner