In our Things Teens Ask series, experts from The Conversation answers kids’ everyday questions, and today it’s a teen who wants to know how hard it is to say no to drugs. As someone who has never touched drugs before, how hard is it really to say no to illicit substances? Anonymous, 17, Newington Key …
Alcohol
Teens and alcohol have long been a concern, but new research suggests parents can have more of a positive influence than they realise. Lauren, a 15 year old school student, goes to a party at a friend’s house where the parents have supplied alcohol. She drinks too much and vomits in the car on the …