Parents are extremely important in prevention. Children do listen to their parents, and they do play a role in their choices. Fort Thomas parents recently received a crash course on teen marijuana use. The school has become known for posting some of the highest test scores in Kentucky and is a football powerhouse. I don't think there's anything in the world I could do to make sure it didn't happen again, said Dave Freer, assistant principal at Highlands.
Kids unfortunately test the system.
He worries that marijuana use places teens on a precarious path. It leads on to other things, he said. That's when it scares me big time. In 2000, one-third of 1,000 teens surveyed said it was easier to buy marijuana rather than cigarettes. This compared to 27 percent in 1999.