To reverse this trend, we can resolve to eat at least five fruits and vegetables a day. We should also read the new FDA approved food labels when we go shopping to help us cut our fat consumption and calories. Get off the couch. Since poor diet and lack of exercise are associated with at least 300,000 deaths a year in the United States, let's resolve to exercise more than our fingers on the TV remote control this year. Don't throw away your life to drugs.
Recent studies show that illicit drug use, particularly marijuana, is on the rise among teenagers.
Anyone with a problem should resolve to get help, and all of us have a responsibility to send clear, consistent anti-drug messages to our young people. Life's not a game of chicken. Don't take unnecessary chances. Wear your seat belt. Use your bike helmet.