When you've tried to help your teen tackle a serious addiction problem and nothing ever worked...should you try a therap ...
Teenage and adolescent sleeping problems: The connection to addiction
Sleeping problems can feed addiction… or be caused by substance abuse. More here on the connection between sleep and a ...
Talking to your college-aged children about alcohol and marijuana
Alcohol and marijuana use is prevalent among college students. How can you address it from home and before your child go ...
Is teenage drug use on the rise?
Has teenage drug use increased? Not exactly. While prevention initiatives may be helping, there remain some trends that ...
Testing teenage drug use: Do’s and Dont’s
A review of best practices when considering drug testing your teen, with a basic explanation of how drug and alcohol tes ...
How to identify teenage drug use
As parents, what kinds of body language cues should we be looking for to signal drug use? More here on ways to identify ...
How to help my child with addiction
Everything a parent should know about helping a teen begin the path to addiction recovery. ...
ADHD and teen smoking: What parents should know
A featured article from Dr. Lisa R. Fortuna, MD, MPH, expert on teen addiction who helps outline mental health issues fo ...
Teens and the difference between prescription drug use vs. abuse
How can you teach your teen the difference between therapeutic use of RX drugs and problem drug use? By learning the dis ...
Court ordered rehab for teens: Does it help, or not?
How does mandatory addiction treatment help teens who have problems with drugs or alcohol? An exclusive interview with C ...