And today I'm very pleased to announce for the first time that every public and private middle school in the country will soon be receiving one of these. In fact, the National Association of Biology Teachers is a partner of our National Institute on Drug Abuse on this project. There are posters, magazines and a teacher's guide for using the material. There is a CD-ROM that teaches middle school children how drugs damage their minds and bodies. And there is a website that is already up and running.
Children learn by the example their parents set.
Children learn when they feel comfortable talking to their parents. Children learn when a parent is willing to listen and explain. That's why parents are so critical to this fight. They need to help their children understand that drugs attack the body, deaden the mind, and build a wall between them and their dreams, because the only thing drugs have ever done for childhood is bring it to an early end. So let's all of us commit ourselves to locking arms with parents.