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Drug abuse seminar Continued from page he said Itilbevalueathal peers hold that problem He advised par be conscious of whom their children are with and try to get them into a good peer group that holds the values they do DEVIANT GROUP With peer pressure and ihe need to belong and be accepted strongest during adolescence young people are moat vulnerable to the values of their peers Mr Richardson said The deviant youth who abuse drugs arc the most accepting peer group All a teenager has do is dnnk or smoke up hem to belong If a young person isnt accepted by the other peer groups he end up joining this deviant group Mr Richardson said As or media messages through advertising Mr Richardson said people should leant to be more analytical of the messages theyre getting in the media He advised parents also listen to the music their children are plugged Into Children today where- ever they go they have a radio he said A const ant message is going to Ihem through the music and It has influence In terms of the values its communicating Listen lo the words the messa that comes from them Then parents should discuss It with their child rcn Mr Richardson said If parents respect icals children will pick up their values If parents ha e a problem with use of drugs their children will also see drugs as a solution lo their problems Adults have a great deal of as role models Mr Richardson painted out Hostels seminar looks at family violence Haltons Women Place and the Milton will be holding a special day long seminar Saturday Nov from to p In Milton The series of workshops will centre on Ihe theme Family Violence The Hidden Crime Four topics to be dls cussed will be victims and their needs men who batter role of the police and the legal system A wide range of guest speakers will be attend such as Hal Ion Reg Police deputy chief Judge DV of provincial court and Francis Murphy assist ant crown attorney The series of workshops are open to the public A registration fee is re quired which includes lunch The location of the workshop is Ontario S Milton For more information call SECTION THE HERALD Wednesday November a Page Booze tops with students The number one drug choice of adults is also Ihe number one drug choice of high schoolers An Trafalgar High School survey con ducted in 1B79 for the board education showed that per cent of Grades to students drank alcohol in the last It showed thai per cent used marijuana 39 per cent used tobacco per cent used LSD and IT per cent used stimulants In the last year for the board Jack Rich ardson said the results reflect drug taking in any community in He said the onequarter of the students who used alcohol and marijuana had used it once a week or more often while one- quarter smoked six cigar a day He said students Introduced drugs in their high school II s In Grades and that they meet up with Thirty per cent of Grade had used marijuana and six per cent them drank alco hol once a week or more often according to the survey Mr Richardson said He said per cent of alcohol users started be fore Grade a Where did they get It From home or a friend who had access lo it Mr Richard son said The same holds true with marijuana users Thirty six per cent of them began before Grade he said And per cent if students who smoked began before Grade The high level of accep tance of alcohol in our society shows among high school students where per cent of them by Grade 13 recorded they drank once a week The earlier young 1 pie start to use these I substances the greater I the problems created for I an individual If you get Into drugs as I a 12 year old you miss I out on all the growing up I I an immature adult Mr Richardson contended You fail to interact In the social ways you normally would In adol escence he said At an early age you use the drugs to solve your prob lems rather than inter- BLOWN WITH THIS AD OFF TEXTURED CHUNGS and REPAIRS FALL SPECIAL 14996 it tin Can John 8532726 DELREX Aluminum Limited In Living Glenn 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