When do children first become aware of what drugs are and the different types?
Perhaps I am being naive, but I thought alcohol and/or drugs weren't something kids were too aware of until 3rd or 4th grade, and they wouldn't start messing with anything until 14 or 15 years old.
In my children's class, they begin teaching them about high level basics of the danger's in kindergarten, and I was taken aback at how early that is being taught.
Are there any studies that show kids awareness to drugs/alcohol that show when they not only become aware of them, but when they understand enough to possibly use them?
Perhaps I am being naive, but I thought alcohol and/or drugs weren't something kids were too aware of until 3rd or 4th grade, and they wouldn't start messing with anything until 14 or 15 years old.
In my children's class, they begin teaching them about high level basics of the danger's in kindergarten, and I was taken aback at how early that is being taught.
Are there any studies that show kids awareness to drugs/alcohol that show when they not only become aware of them, but when they understand enough to possibly use them?