PARENTS:

1. Teach standards of right and wrong, and demonstrate 
these standards through personal example.

2. Help children to resist poor pressure to use alcohol and
other drugs by supervising their activities, knowing who
their friends are, and talking with them about their
interests and problems.

3. Be knowledgeable about drugs and signs of drug use. When
symptoms are observed, respond promptly.


SCHOOLS:

4. Determine the extent and character of alcohol and other
drug use and monitor that use regularly.

5. Establish clear and specific rules regarding alcohol and
other drug use that include strong corrective actions.

6. Enforce established policies against drug use fairly and
consistently. Ensure adequate security measures to
eliminate drugs from school premises and school functions.

7. Implement a comprehensive drug prevention curriculum for
kindergarten through grade 12, teaching that drug use is
wrong and harmful, and supporting and strengthening
resistance to drugs.

8. Reach out to the community for support and assistance 
in making the school's anti-drug policy and program work.
Develop collaborative arrangements in which school
personnel, parents, school boards, law enforcement
officers, treatment organizations, and private groups can
work together to provide necessary resources.

STUDENTS:

9. Learn about the effects of alcohol and other drug use, the 
reasons why drugs are harmful, and ways to resist pressures to 
try drugs.

10. Use an understanding of the danger posed by alcohol and
other drugs to help other students avoid them. Encourage
other students to resist drugs, persuade those using drugs
to seek help, and report those selling drugs to parents
and the school principal.

COMMUNITIES:

11. Help schools fight drugs by providing them with the
expertise and financial resources of community groups and
agencies.

12. Involve local law enforcement agencies in all aspects 
of drug prevention: assessment, enforcement, and education.
The police and courts should have well-established
relationships with the schools.

"I felt depressed and hurt all the time. I hated myself
for the way I hurt my parents and treated them so cruelly
and for the way I treated others. I hated myself the most,
though, for the way I treated myself. I would take drugs
until I overdosed, and fell further and  further behind in
school and work and relationships with others. I just
didn't care anymore whether I lived or died. I stopped
going to school altogether .... I felt constantly
depressed and began having thoughts of suicide, which
scared me a lot! I didn't know where to turn..."

          --Stewart, a high school student