Community

: Parents influence drug decisions

Parents were challenged to pre-
vent drug and alcohol abuse
among young people during a May
29 presentation at North Saanich
Middle School.

“Tn order to build healthy com-

munities, we need to shift our
attention from drugs to people,”
said Margaret Sundberg, field

aise,

Parents can take an active role in
prevention by learning the possible
signs of substance abuse, such as a
change in friends, poorer perform-
ance in school, drop in school
attendance, reduced interest in
other activities and a large amount
of unexplained spending, Sund-

cussion on reducing risk behavior
among their own children.

Young people use alcohol and
drugs for many reasons, Sundberg
said. The majority are trying to
change how they feel, either to
escape or find a way of dealing
with painful situations.

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TheReyview Wednesday, June 6,1990 — Bl

director for Alcohol and Drug

_ Education Services in Vancouver.
$ Speaking at a Parents as Preven-
ters seminar, Sundberg said build-
ing strong individuals, strong fam-

. ilies and strong communities is the
best way to reduce substance

berg said.

The seminar, hosted by the
Peninsula Substance Abuse
Seminar, helped parents under-
stand the scope of alcohol and
drug abuse by young people and
provided a forum for parent dis-

PARENTS ARE PARTNERS in
preventing drug abuse
guest speaker Margaret
sundberg said in a
seminar at North Saanich
Middle Schoo! May 29.

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