Love is the Drug is a cautionary tale about the excessive freedoms given to teens - it is a film every parent should watch. As it plays out, it sticks rightfully close to the teen cast and is quite skilled in presenting things from their point of view. Its characters are as often shown conspiring as partying, which only draws the viewer further into their narrow-minded world. The actors are clearly a credit to the film, each actor crafts a complex, believable character that blends Love is the Drug's specific, southern Californian setting with the kind of truth that eludes the vast majority of its genre peers. I feel this is a film parents should see if they want to understand teens today.