Teens want more openness in the home about drugs

Parents and their teenage children want more openness in the home when addressing alcohol and drugs abuse, a study in the Mid-West has found.

Teens want more openness in the home about drugs

Up to 74% of teenagers said they felt more comfortable speaking freely with their parents about the problem when taking part in workshops, which were held as part of the HSE funded study.

The Let’s Learn About Drugs & Alcohol Together study was piloted among second-year students in secondary schools across the mid-west between January and May last.

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