The purpose of this article was to determine if being socialized in a drug culture has increased knowledge levels and eliminated the need for adult drug education programs. A large group of parents was surveyed and it was found that the parents of the late 1980s had knowledge levels only slightly higher than the parents of the early 1970s. Today's parents significantly lack the knowledge and resources to informatively educate their children. Parental knowledge of and attitude toward drugs and alcohol were assessed in relationship to the ages of their children, parental educational level, parent's age and parent's past drug experience.
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