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White House Drug Czar alerts parents to threat of online exposure, calls for stronger monitoring. Washington, DC October 9, 2008 -- The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) today released a startling data compilation indicating the extent to which Internet sites - particularly social networking sites that post user-generated content - can spread misinformation and facilitate dangerous behaviors among teens, tweens, and younger children. These behaviors can include drug and alcohol use, self-mutilation, extreme violence, and anorexia and other eating disorders. The study also shows that most parents are unaware of the nature and extent to which their children are exposed to or engaging in dangerous behaviors online. A new Nielsen Online study, conducted on behalf of ONDCP during the month of June,... [read full story]
