How to handle it and how to communicate with Parents.
Q. Is there pressure to drink or smoke in high school? My parents always say to call and no
questions asked but I don’t believe them?
A.
There is always pressure, but the decisions you make are always YOUR
responsibility. Make sure you have
someone to call if you need to leave the situation. It could be a parent, friend or another
relative.
A.
Yes, there is always pressure to do something you may not feel
comfortable doing. If you call your
parents in these situations, they will have much more respect for your
decisions.
A. It depends on the situation. People aren’t going to “bully” you if you don’t
drink, but it can be difficult to sit and watch while everyone else is doing
something different. You should always
call your parents if you want or need to get picked up, no matter what.
A.
There is pressure, but not because of high school. It is more self-inflicted pressure to try to
fit in and not be “that loser that doesn’t drink.” Parents can be supportive but it ultimately
comes down to the teen to reach out and ask for help or advice.
A.
There is definitely pressure to drink in high school. At every party I have attended there has
always been alcohol present and encouraged.
If there was a situation where I had consumed alcohol and need my
parents, I would call them.
Q. So then, how do you handle it if you’re at a party or
with other people, even your friends, are drinking or smoking and you don’t want
to? My parents say to call and no
questions will be asked but I’m not sure if I should call or how to handle
it. I don’t want to get anyone in
trouble. What would you do?
A.
You always have the choice to say “no.”
If your friends are trying to get you to do something that you don’t
want to do then they are not your real friends.
I would get myself out of the situation by leaving and not ratting out
my friends.
A.
I am that person people can call if they are in trouble. I don’t want my friends to feel like they are
trapped or stuck in a situation, so I am an unbiased outlet in case they have “strict”
parents or now one else reliable to call.
A.
I would call my parents and ask to be picked up. They will be proud of and respect your
decision to not drink/smoke. However, it
does not mean that you are going to get anyone in trouble. It is their fault if they get in trouble.
A.
I would call a close friend to pick me up. You will feel a lot better leaving this
situation rather than participating in it.
A.
I know that no matter who is drinking or making bad choices my choices
are always my responsibility. If you’re
in a bad situation your priority should be to get yourself out of it. Even if you think your parents may be mad at
you, you will regret not leaving. You
should talk to your parents about what they would want you to do in one of
these situations. It may be awkward at
first, but it will be worth it.
A.
I try to keep an open dialogue with my parents concerning these issues
so that I can feel comfortable with my decisions.
A.
Yes. I’ve talked to my parents
and I feel a lot more comfortable with the topic after talking with them.
A.
My parents have told me to be smart with my decisions and to be safe. I am honestly not the kind of kid that would
drink and do drugs. My parents expect me
and trust me to make good decisions.
Q.
What do you
think Parents should know, do and say to address drinking and drug use with
their teen?
A.
They need to be more open with teens and show them the
consequences. Then they must be
accepting of the teen’s final choice, knowing they have talked it through and
warned them.
A.
They should not tell their teen that if they do drink in high school
that they will be in trouble because if they needed help in a bad situation
then their teen would not call their parents.
Parents should address drinking and drug use in a positive way but not
encourage it. They should tell them it
can wait for later in life when it’s appropriate.
A.
Parents should try and understand the situation their teen is in. If the parents push too much on the fact the
teen shouldn’t be doing drugs or drinking too much, the teen might just resort
to that behavior. There is a very fine
line between support and lecturing.
A.
They should make it a conversation, not a lecture. I would know the legal consequences and
inform your teen about them, maybe “shock” them with the facts.
A.
Parents should be open-minded and honest with their teens. They need to find the balance between too
much and too little control.
Q. What’s your influence to be drug-free?
A.
My influence is my future. I want
to be happy, successful, and make a positive impact on the world. I don’t have the time to let drugs or
drinking get in the way.
A. My future.
My family. My health.
A. I believe being drug-free is extremely
important…. especially the way our brains are developing.
A.
My future has no room for the repercussions of drugs. It has never interested me health-wise,
social-wise or self-wise!
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