Teens With Open, Respectful Parents Less Likely to Try Drugs: Study

(CTV News, Dec. 14) A new study shows that positive, respectful relationships between children and parents can foster a healthy, drug-free lifestyle. The key to preventing substance abuse in teens, researchers found, was the quality of relationship built between parents from early childhood to pre-adolescence. Openness, communication, respect, and understanding, plus early interest in children, can lead to a lower risk that they will befriend peers or people who might offer drugs. READ MORE.