WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO TALK WITH YOUR TEEN ABOUT MARIJUANA
THIS INFORMATION IS FROM AN AMERICAN SITE BUT IT IS VALUABLE FOR ANY PARENTS CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR TEENAGERS POSSIBLE DRUG USE.
INTRODUCTION
“When I was a kid…” doesn’t really work when talking with your kids about marijuana today. It’s a whole […]
PARENTS AND CHILDREN ARE ENCOURAGED TO EDUCATE THEMSELVES
THE INFORMATION GIVEN CAN HELP TO EDUCATE PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS
The information given below can help to educate parents and caregivers to many of the most commonly used illegal drugs. However it is important to realise that the substances that are the most frequently used by young teenagers are likely […]
A LETTER FROM A DRUG ADDICT – YOUR CHILD
I’m your Qualifier
I want to introduce myself to you; I’m your qualifier and the reason you’re here. You believe just because you gave me life and raised me that you know me…but you really don’t. I’d like to use this […]
HELP – I THINK MY CHILD IS USING DRUGS
This section is for parents who have a drug using child – either late teens or early adults. The important thing to remember is that you are not alone – and that you need to get help, advice and support […]
WANT TO KNOW IF YOUR KID IS DOING DRUGS?
Here are signs
If you overhear your child brag about robo-tripping, getting “crunk” or hanging out with Molly or Stacy, you are probably long overdue for a heart-to-heart talk.
Those are euphemisms for getting high or experimenting with hard drugs.
Experts say the […]
WHEN SHOULD YOU TALK TO YOUR KIDS ABOUT ALCOHOL?
Before they turn 10, doctors say
Having the “booze talk” with kids before they take their first sip of alcohol is crucial, according to a report released Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
That moment comes earlier than adults might expect, the group said, meaning pediatricians […]
THAT THC LACED CHOC BAR WHICH TERRIFIED MY SON
That Six-Serving Bar of Marijuana Chocolate? My Son Ate It
The candy bar Trish Reske’s son ate, in a similar wrapper. It’s a one-ounce bar, intended as six servings.
Just a week after leaving Boston for a summer internship in California, our 21-year-old son […]
YOU NEVER CAN TRUST YOUR BABY SITTERS
“You never can trust your baby sitters if you’re not alert about drugs.”
The following are excerpts from a talk given by Dr. Marsha Keith Schuchard, a parent and University of Texas Professor of English, on the topic of drug use in […]
WHAT PARENTS CAN DO ABOUT TEENS AND ADDICTION
By Gwenn Mascioli – Parent
Within the Tredyffrin/Easttown school community, at sporting events, on social media, at dinner tables and beyond… there are many (many) conversations about Chris Herren, a former college and NBA basketball player who lost his career to […]
TEEN REHAB CENTER CEO RELEASES TOP 4 FACTS PARENTS MUST KNOW ABOUT SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA
TEEN REHAB CENTER CEO RELEASES TOP 4 FACTS PARENTS MUST KNOW ABOUT SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA
Dallas, TX (PRWEB) September 16, 2014
With the variety of drugs passing through streets and schools today, it is difficult to know the details on each one. However, it is […]
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO PARENTS
We have chosen many articles to put on our PIN website especially for parents. Some of these articles come from other countries – Australia and America particularly.- – but parents there are just as concerned for the welfare of their […]
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
In the USA prescription drug abuse is rife amongst young people it seems that teens believe if pills have been prescribed legally by a doctor they must be harmless. If a patient gives their pills to another person they could […]
PARENTS OPPOSED TO POT
MARIJUANA VS. ALCOHOL
The marijuana lobbyists want to “mainstream” marijuana and call for its regulation to be like alcohol. Let’s make it equal to alcohol, they say. Why are they asking for addiction equality?
When they compare its illegal status to alcohol, […]
PARENTS NEED TO BE VERY AWARE
Parents need to be very aware of the amount of pro-drugs, especially marijuana (cannabis), messages on the internet. Many young people use social networking and Twitter daily. The following piece of research shows this.
Characterizing the Followers and Tweets of a […]
PARENTS HAZY ON CANNABIS FACTS
Coinciding with Drug Action Week 2014, a survey from the National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre (NPIC) at UNSW has revealed that over 65 per cent of parents are foggy on the facts around cannabis use and its effects, despite […]
PARENTAL DISAPPROVAL CONTRIBUTES TO RACIAL, …
Parental disapproval contributes to racial, ethnic differences in prescription drug misuse by teens
Parents’ attitudes toward substance use may help to explain observed racial/ethnic variations in prescription drug misuse among teens, reports a study in the May Journal of Developmental & […]
