Archive: Short Takes - 2005-02-24

Fewer parents today talk to their teenagers about drugs than in previous years, finds a new study. In 2004, some 12% of US parents never talked to their teens about drugs, double the percentage in 1998, according to a survey by Partnership for a Drug-Free America. Some suggest the drug experiences of the parents, who were teens in the late 1970s, make them less likely to see risk for their children. But experts warn that today's drugs can be stronger than those used decades ago.