Evidence that Kent County youth engage in risk-taking behaviors exists. Among teenage females 15 to 19 there were 1,030 pregnancies in 1995. The 1995-1996 Kent Intermediate School District Alcohol and Other Drug Survey reported that the leading drugs of choice among youth in our region were alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and inhalants. Thirty-two percent of all 6th through 12th graders surveyed had admitted alcohol use in the past 30 days.
Parents are an essential part of helping their children learn that abstinence is a healthy behavior.
Parents, schools and community agencies need to work together to reinforce this message. To download C.O.A.C.H. Information click on the appropriate software for your computer.