YOUTH VIDEO AGAINST DRUGS
In Florida, USA, the pro legalisation groups are hoping to win a referendum vote in the Autumn (2014) which would legalise cannabis in the State.
But parents, medics and prevention activists are getting the message out that pot is not harmless.
The […]
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 & Behavioral Pediatrics, the official journal of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral […]
MARIJUANA-RELATED CALLS TO POISON CONTROL CENTERS IN COLORADO AND WASHINGTON RISE
More people have been calling poison control centers in Colorado and Washington state since recreational marijuana became legal for adults 21 and older in those states, the Associated Press reports.
Colorado’s Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center received 151 calls for marijuana […]
ANTI-ADDICTION CLUBHOUSES
Anti-addiction clubhouses to offer young adults a springboard into drug-free life
Young adults from the age of 18 to 21 will soon have a unique place to go for help in the struggle against addiction.
Buffalo-based Restoration Society, Inc. will be leading […]
PARENTS WARN AGAINST SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA AFTER 19-YEAR-OLD SON DIES
Parents of a 19-year-old California teen who recently died after smoking synthetic marijuana spoke to KTLA about trying to prevent similar deaths from happening in the future.
On July 11, Connor Eckhardt inhaled one hit of dried herbs that had been […]
SCATTERED MEMORIES (A POEM)
SCATTERED MEMORIES
I stand among the whispering trees
Stare unseeing at the fallen leaves..
Your voice echoes from so long before,
Before life closed you outside its door.
Your words, “It’s just a bit of puff
“I’ll stop when I have had enough.”
The leaves they rustle […]
STUDY SHOWS MOST TEENS NOT DRINKING, USING DRUGS
………According to Ivey, her organization and its partners have undergone a shift in messaging. The message used to be simple: Don’t do drugs. Now, Ivey said, the message is more focused on highlighting strategies that help students steer clear of […]
Sunny’s Story: A Drug Prevention Book How to Save a Young Life From Drugs
Sunny’s Story by Ginger Katz is narrated through the eyes, ears and mind of Sunny, the family beagle. The story tells of joyful times and sad times and how a best friend was needlessly lost to addiction.
Sunny’s Story
Written by Ginger Katz
CEO […]
