John Walters Quotes

We all have an interest in making sure teens grow up healthy and drug-free.

We know that if we can prevent kids from trying drugs in their teenage years, we dramatically reduce the likelihood that they will go on to have problems later in life.

Parents are key when it comes to keeping kids off drugs. Good parenting is the best anti-drug we have.

Caring for our children and making sure they do not get addicted to drugs is all of our responsibility.

I can't say enough about how I'm against drugs. Be smart, think about it, look at what it does to people, look at how much you have to experience in life and be courageous enough to do everything you want to without that chemical help.

I wish all teenagers can filter through songs instead of turning to drugs and alcohol.

Teen drug use went up dramatically in the 1990s.

Up with hope, down with dope

If you have children, you don't want to have drugs and drinks in the house. It's just not good.

I worry about the kids who have too much. As a parent living in a so-called good neighborhood with children who went to private high school, I found myself spending much time in parent groups worrying about alcohol, unsupervised parties, and parents not being parents.

Just say no to drugs!

Parents can really help, but they can also really hinder the development of their youngsters.

This was a result of a number of factors, but we do know that the messages kids get about the harms of drugs has a significant impact on their decision on whether or not to use.

I have seen bright young people all over this country in an ocean surrounded by the sharks of drugs, alcohol, violence, homicide, suicide, AIDS and teenage pregnancy while we argue over whose values we are going to teach.

We have found that equivocation by the parents has contributed to eventual drug experimentation

The motivations for using drugs, often it's pretty obvious and common: you know, peer pressure. You know, kids are struggling growing up.

I've never done a drug. I don't drink. I refuse to alter my mind in any way.

I totally believe parents should talk to their kids about drugs. I totally believe that educating them in every way is really important. But on the other hand, I've learned it's not as simple as that.

When I was a child, my parents didn't know anything about drugs. They didn't even drink.

I'm 64, but I act like I'm still 12. I go to schools. At colleges, they come out in droves, they almost scare me. I think it's just to see if I'm still alive. After I work them out - and it's not easy - I sit them down and we have a serious talk. Are they eating? Working on their body? I can say things parents won't say. No matter where I go, I talk to each one individually after I teach. They tell me things like, 'I'm starving, guys like girls thinner.' I give them concrete advice about self-image and self-worth.

I was safe, due to my parents, but the Boys' Club was a massive influence.

As a child, you are influenced by your parents' actions.

One thing my mother did is that she never looked in the mirror and said, 'I'm so fat,'or 'I'm so ugly. I need to go on a diet.' Projecting that onto yourself is only going to make your daughter or son think that of themselves. Because they're a product of you.

I'm an addict. I've been one my whole life. Most of it was channeled in the right direction, whether it was playing basketball or working out. From the time I was little, my mom said I always needed to be entertained.

I'm very happy with my decision to go sober. It's helped my life. It's helped my mental stability.