How can we use technology to help predict (and prevent) addiction? An interesting perspective with ideas on how to get a ...
Why You Need to Drug Test Your Teenager Even If You Don’t Really Want To
Discover 6 reasons how drug testing your teenage son or daughter can be an effective strategy for preventing drug use. ...
Playing the Self-Blame Game: Am I responsible for my teen’s addiction?
When dealing with addiction, it doesn’t help to think about what you did wrong as a parent. Instead, read here about p ...
Therapeutic boarding schools: Helping teens fight big addictions
When you've tried to help your teen tackle a serious addiction problem and nothing ever worked...should you try a therap ...
How much do you know about the Rx addiction crisis in teens?
Over 100 teens per hour, that is about 2,500 per day, abuse prescription medications for the first time in their lives. ...
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 ...
Parents, rejoice! A new nicotine “eating” anti-smoking drug is in the works
Is your teenage daughter or son experimenting with cigarettes? Scientists are researching a new nicotine-eating enzyme a ...
Prescription drug abuse prevention starts at home
The majority of prescription drugs diverted for illicit use come from residential medicine cabinets. How can you safety- ...
Addictions to Rx pain medication in teens: What parents need to know and what they can do
Narcotic painkiller addiction is currently diagnosed in teenagers…which brings the risk of cross-addiction to heroin. ...
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 ...