The Words We Use
What does drug prevention mean?
There are several words we use throughout the chapters. Here is a list of terms and how they are defined:
Drugs: refers to all substances including alcohol and tobacco as well as illegal drugs
Youth: a general term that refers to young people of all pre-adult years
Teenager: refers to the age range of 12 – 19 years.
Parents: traditional parents, single parents, guardians and other primary caregivers to the child.
Family: the immediate and extended family of a child.
Drug prevention means: efforts to help avoid the illegal, inappropriate, unhealthy, harmful use of drugs.
