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Parents toldrh Don't accuse, but don't ignore signs By KAREN SMITH The Champion 1 clan beard to tell if your children are simply going through the typi- *cal change of adolescence or if they're on drugs, a high school comn- A.munity counicil heard Monday night. Many of the signs of dmug use are the sane as hehaviour demonstrated by youths approaching adulthood, said public health nurse Brigitte Hill of the Halton Regional Health Department's substance abuse prevention program Youths who become moody, change their eating habits and become less communicative with their parents could faîl into either category, Ms Hill told the Milton District High Sehool Community Council-hosted Parent Drug Awareneas Session. "You can't accuse them of using drugs btsed on that," she said at the Williams Avenue secondary school. "You need concrete evidence." However, without strong evidence, parents can simply ask their children if they're taking drugs and discuss the issue with them, Ms Hill said. Unfounded accusations will automatically end any communication on the subjeet, she wamed. But the worst thing parents can do is ignore their suspicions. Ms Hill, 28, said a lot of times suspecting parents refuse tor recognize drug problemrs in their children because they don't want to believe such a situation could arise in their houaehold. "Itjust keeps getting put off until it becomes a huge prohlem," she said. The age group of 14 to 17 years is usually the low point for parent-child relationships. "If problems are going to start to happen that's when they're going to hap- pen," the nurse noted. She said while cocaine and heroin are used among Halton's youth, socially acceptable substances such as alcohol and tobacco are the dmugs that cost the most overaîl. el THIS 18 THE PLACE!e Committed to service, price & quality C il pi Photo by GRAHAM PAINE A place of crack rock lan't a forelgn substance ta many youths. It's reality that most youngsters will try alcohol, Ms Hill said, but a small number will take it too far. "There are a handful of kida who will latch onto it and it will lead to other thinga." At the saine time, many youngsters don't realize booze can be lethal in high doses and people die of alcohol poisoning every year. Ifsa person drinks rapidly, a fatal dose of alcohol can he ingested. After the person passes out, the alcohol that's still in the stomach continues to be ahsorbed into the bloodstream. Here it may depress and eventually stop reapi- Ssee USE on pane 8 Instore Special g»(* -Reg.$36. * Reg. $48. - Reg. $60. ~Q4o6 6mrn 7mm BmmT 10K YeIIow GoId $25 $35 $4"11% From our( a6U4eM beùq .20 TCW 1.29u ~j. 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