"Bucking a national trend, an increasing number of Miami-Dade County youths say they and their friends have turned away from marijuana and other drugs...What has made a difference? Parents, schools, friends and school prevention programs such as D.A.R.E., the teenagers say. (Youth drug use dropping, Parents influence on teens is strong, survey shows, The Miami Herald, March 5, 1998)

"In fact, 65 percent of the more than 3,000 youth polled said their parents have the greatest influence on their decision not to use drugs." (Youth drug use dropping, Parents influence on teens is strong, survey shows, The Miami Herald, March 5, 1998)

"Students who use drugs often have problems in other aspects of their lives, so Mahy (drug counselor for Blaine High School) tries to get them to understand the ‘why’ of their drug use. (Counselor wants kids to help kids stay off drugs, Bellingham Herald, October 19, 1997)

"Teaching children what a 'safe and healthy' society looks like and setting expectations begins to shift societal norms toward the vision. From local to national levels, we need to saturate our surroundings with safe and healthy images portraying all facets of life." (Changing Times, Changing Minds, a handbook for working together to understand and create influences for positive impact in your community, school, workplace and home, 1997. e-mail: PosMoves@aol.com.)

"Drug legalizers and drug fighters both know that the most important instrument America has in persuading children not to use narcotics has been strong societal and parental disapproval.(While we slept, A.M. Rosenthal,New York Times, November 15, 1996 )