About the Book
The face of drug use is constantly changing. This book will provide you with...
- Awareness of the drugs teens are using
- Knowledge to recognize the signs of drug use
- Understanding of how to deal with drug use
- Methods on drug prevention
Excerpts from the Book
"The United States has 5 percent of the world's population, yet consumes 60 percent of the world's illegal drugs - this does not include the abuse of legal drugs like Robitussin, Coricidin Cough and Cold, prescription drugs, and a long list of others".
"Drug usage is nondiscriminatory; age, race, creed, color, nationality, sex, or economic status does not exclude anyone from falling victim to drug addiction".
"Do not think of a child abusing inhalants just as a passing fad, as inhalants are dangerous and can be deadly".
"There are those who argue that drug use is a victimless crime and it should be legalized. Crimes are committed every minute across our country, which include burglaries, vehicle entries, thefts, homicides, sexual assaults and a variety of crimes too long to list. Forty-nine percent of Wisconsin inmates admit they were under the influence of drugs when they committed their crime".
Stay informed, the drug world is constantly changing and new drugs are being developed every day".
"Families are torn apart by drug use, which usually entails lies, stealing, deceit, and a host of other behaviors".
Retired LAPD Detective, Trinka Porrata discusses the frightening reality of drugs in the world today...
When a car carrying five California teens careened down a 1000-foot cliff on the way home from a rave party, killing all five, I commented in media interviews about the widespread use of drugs at these parties. It was the first real attention we had been able to bring to bear on the rave drug issue in California. Five angry sets of parents screamed, “No way, not MY kid.” How wrong they were. All five tested positive for drugs. Sadly, those parents had little knowledge of where their kids were that night. One, for example, thought her daughter was staying at a friend’s house, but hadn’t verified that with the friend’s parents. Parents can never know too much about the day-to-day interests, associates, and activities of their children. One survey sadly demonstrated how wide the knowledge gap is, with 12 out of 100 teens admitting to use of MDMA (Ecstasy), but only 1 in 100 parents believing their child MIGHT experiment with MDMA. It’s frightening to ponder how many of those other 88 teens had also used MDMA but just didn’t own up to it. This book is one means by which parents can bring themselves up to speed, hopefully before it is too late for their family’s safety. Start with the medicine cabinet at home and work from there to recognize, eliminate and deal with the risks. This book can help!
Trinka Porrata
Retired LAPD Detective, currently heads Project GHB.