Most experts agree that every child in America is at risk for using drugs.
The numbers alone support the fact that drug and alcohol use and abuse is rising at an alarming rate. The Office of National Drug Control Policy says over half of all seniors, over a quarter of sophomores and nearly a third of eighth graders have used an illegal drug at least once. Alcohol is the leading drug problem among America's youth with ten million teenagers drinking monthly and eight million weekly. Whether we like it or not, kids are going to come in contact with alcohol and drugs at some point in their lives. According to Dr. Robert Margolis, Ph.D., an expert in the field of substance abuse, the more parents take responsibility for this fact and get involved, the less at-risk their children are for using and abusing drugs.