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John Walters
British
Musician
About the author
Today's marijuana is also twice as strong as it was in the mid 80's.
John Walters,
British
Musician
#Today
Teen drug use went up dramatically in the 1990s.
John Walters,
British
Musician
#Teen
The only think I like better than talking about Food is eating.
John Walters,
British
Musician
#Food
#Eating
#Talking
The purpose of random testing is not to catch, punish, or expose students who use drugs, but to save their lives and discover abuse problems early so that students can grow up and learn in a drug-free environment.
John Walters,
British
Musician
#Problems
#Purpose
#Students
#Environment
#Abuse
#Drugs
#Testing
There are now more teens going into treatment for marijuana dependency than for all other drugs combined.
John Walters,
British
Musician
#Now
#Treatment
#Drugs
We know that if we can prevent kids from trying drugs in their teenage years, we dramatically reduce the likelihood that they will go on to have problems later in life.
John Walters,
British
Musician
#Life
#Kids
#Will
#Problems
#Years
#Trying
#Teenage
#Drugs
To work to make the lives or others better is the most rewarding work of all.
John Walters,
British
Musician
#Work
Too many people just eat to consume calories. Try dining for a change.
John Walters,
British
Musician
#People
#Change
We all have an interest in making sure teens grow up healthy and drug-free.
John Walters,
British
Musician
#Interest
Research shows that parents are the single biggest influence on children - if you are worried about your teen and drugs, talk to them.
John Walters,
British
Musician
#Talk
#Children
#Influence
#Research
#Parents
#Drugs
#Teen
Parents should monitor their behavior, know who their friends are, and keep track of what they do.
John Walters,
British
Musician
#Friends
#Parents
#Behavior
This was a result of a number of factors, but we do know that the messages kids get about the harms of drugs has a significant impact on their decision on whether or not to use.
John Walters,
British
Musician
#Kids
#Result
#Decision
#Drugs
Educating young people about the harms of drugs is essential.
John Walters,
British
Musician
#People
#Drugs
All school districts receive funds from the federal government, through the Department of Education, to support anti-drug education efforts.
John Walters,
British
Musician
#Support
#Government
#Education
#School
Some of these pro-drug messages come from popular culture.
John Walters,
British
Musician
#Popular
#Culture
As parents, we need to talk to young people about drugs and make sure they understand that drugs are dangerous, addictive substances that can ruin their lives and harm their communities.
John Walters,
British
Musician
#Talk
#People
#Ruin
#Parents
#Harm
#Drugs
Get to know the Chef and you will start to enjoy dining out even more.
John Walters,
British
Musician
#Will
In recent years, we have been sending a clear, consistent signal about the harms of drugs, particularly marijuana, which for most young people is the first illegal drug that they are exposed to.
John Walters,
British
Musician
#People
#Years
#First
#Drugs
It has become much more difficult to smuggle dangerous substances across our borders over the past three years, and this is creating real problems for drug traffickers.
John Walters,
British
Musician
#Problems
#Years
#Past
It is very rewarding to serve the country by helping President Bush work to reduce the drug problem.
John Walters,
British
Musician
#Work
#President
#Country
Life is short, so enjoy it to the fullest.
John Walters,
British
Musician
#Life
Make your having dinner out become The Event of the Night, instead of just the beginning.
John Walters,
British
Musician
#Night
#Beginning
Marijuana is a much bigger part of the American addiction problem than most people - teens or adults - realize.
John Walters,
British
Musician
#People
#American
#Addiction
All too many young people are receiving mixed messages and inaccurate information about drugs.
John Walters,
British
Musician
#People
#Information
#Drugs
You don't want to give kids an idea that they might not have thought of.
John Walters,
British
Musician
#Want
#Kids
#Thought
#Idea
We need to educate Americans about the real harms of marijuana if we want to sustain the gains we've made over the past three years.
John Walters,
British
Musician
#Want
#Years
#Past
#Americans