Study Finds NJ Parents Recognize Their Role In Drug Prevention

NJ Today (Trenton, NJ) August 12:

"The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s (PDFNJ) Center for Prevention Research (CPR) released the results of its 2010 Tracking Survey of Parents’ Attitudes & Behaviors Toward Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention which once again found that the more frequently a family has a meal together the more parents feel that their opinions have an influence in their child’s decision on whether to use drugs or alcohol.  The study also found that parents continue to see prescription drug abuse as a serious threat in New Jersey.  'The role of parents in their child’s decision to use and abuse drugs is once again confirmed through this recent research,' explained, Joseph A. Miele, chairman of PDFNJ. 'The 2010 Tracking Survey of Parents’ Attitudes & Behaviors Toward Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention shows that New Jersey parents, by the simple act of eating a meal with their child, are creating an environment for their children to feel comfortable about approaching them with discussions about drugs and alcohol.'
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