LW75
10-17-2007, 04:49 AM
One of the most difficult challenges is the fact that children may begin using drugs and/or alcohol long before we (adults) would ever think they would.
We often may assume that teenagers (even the youngest of them) are the ones who experiment, but the reality is that some children as young as ten (or sometimes younger) have been known to experiment.
Family, neighborhood, or schools may play some role when it comes to the number of children who experiment this young - but not always. Sometimes some ten-year-old friend just gets "a bright idea" from his older brother.
We often may assume that teenagers (even the youngest of them) are the ones who experiment, but the reality is that some children as young as ten (or sometimes younger) have been known to experiment.
Family, neighborhood, or schools may play some role when it comes to the number of children who experiment this young - but not always. Sometimes some ten-year-old friend just gets "a bright idea" from his older brother.