Drug Education in Schools.

Geraldine Silverman,ChairmanMillburn Municipal Alliance for Drug AwarenessNJ Federation for Drug Free CommunitiesLife Member of the New Jersey PTA’s23 Audubon CourtShort Hills, NJ 07078-1812 1-973-376-8927

July 18,2005
Ms. Anna Weselak, President, National PTA541 North Fairbanks Court, Suite 1300Chicago, Illinois 60611-3396
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 /PRNewswire/ — Each day, more than 9,000 new driver’s licenses are issued to 16 and 17 year olds nationwide, the very same age group that is at greatest risk for marijuana use, and a 2005 survey reveals […]

Family Video against smoking

A Colorado women diagnosed with lung cancer has produced a documentary about her battle with the disease and the impact on her family, in hopes of dissuading young people from smoking Susan DeWitt, 39, a former smoker, was diagnosed with […]

Free Drug Testing Kits for UK Schools

The first step in a drive to make free drug testing kits available to all UK schools and parents is now under way.
A UK supplier of home testing kits, Preventx, are giving thousands of their products to schools across the […]

Huffing, Sniffing and VSA

Commentary By Judy Shepps Battle, 14th Oct. 2004
Rob Devine. This name is probably unfamiliar to you, unless you happened to read a South Jersey newspaper last Sept. 8; or if, perhaps, you are a parent or student at Triton Regional […]

‘I chained up my crack addict daughter’

Patricia was tortured by her daughter’s addiction
Every week four or five teenagers go missing in the east London borough of Hackney because of drugs-related problems. The London Inside Out team meets one mother whose desperate measures to keep her daughter […]

Charities Fear Lure of TV Dope Opera

By Adam Sherwin Media Reporter
DRUGS charities have expressed concern at a new drama series produced by the MTV network, billed as ‘a dope opera’.
Ofcom, the broadcasting regulator has advised the youth channel over the series, Top Buzzer, in which the […]

Family Matters! How Parents Can Help Children Remain Substance Free

Substance abuse or addiction is never about one person. Anyone who has watched a family member struggle with abuse or addiction knows how painful and disruptive it can be to the entire family. It can send shock waves that extend […]

Indicators of increased likelihood of substance abuse

Teens who say at least half their friends are having sex are more likely to report having tried marijuana, alcohol and cigarettes.
The annual survey, released Thursday, asked teens aged 12-17 about their use of illegal substances. Researchers then looked for […]

Police concerned about date rape drug

A date rape drug – GHB – is reportedly being used in the North Rand area.
Superintendent Eugene Opperman, police spokesperson for the area, said: “It’s a mixture of stuff… that when put into a drink causes sedation and amnesia.”
At the […]

Congress Approves Funds to Expand Parent Corps

8/20/2004

The U.S. Congress has approved more than $4 million in funding to expand Parent Corps, a grassroots organization to fight alcohol and other drugs, Fox News reported Aug. 19.
Currently, Parent Corps has chapters in three states. The latest funding will […]

Marijuana Emergencies

Preliminary report shows that medical emergency episodes related to marijuana/hashish use have increased 200 percent since 1990. In 1995, 47,100 people among both sexes, all age groups, and across cultures reported to hospital emergency departments for medical care related to […]

Family Advocacy Network (FAN)

The FAN Club involved the parents of youth participating in the Boys and Girls Clubs of America’s SMART Moves program and the SMART Leaders booster program. Participants included parents of 11 to 13-year-old boys and girls of various ethnic groups. […]

Parents backing for random drug tests in schools

SCOTS parents want teenagers to be given random drug tests in schools, according to new research.
More than three quarters (78%) of Scottish parents said they would support the move in a bid to stamp out the growing use of drugs […]

Bad Habits May Run in the Family

Kids of smokers, drinkers especially prone to these behaviors, study finds
Children with a parent who smokes, drinks heavily or uses marijuana are more likely to adopt these behaviors when they’re teens or adults, U.S. research suggests.
Children of smokers are especially […]

SNIPPETS July 2005

Parents give support to school’s plans to introduce random drug testing
Colne Community School, in Brightlingsea, could now bring in the scheme in September after questionnaires were sent to parents last month. Principal Terry Creissen said more than 90 per […]

Parents to sue Alcohol Company

Five class-action lawsuits have been filed nationally that accuse the alcohol industry of marketing to underage drinkers. Lynne and Reed Goodwin are the lead plaintiffs in a case filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court against Miller and Anheuser-Busch; their […]

PARENTS A Natural Preventive Against Drugs -The Dutch Experience

Author: Renee Besseling
In 1982, the grocery store on the corner of my street in Amsterdam was replaced by a “coffee shop’ For me, a mother of two young children, this was reason enough to delve into the matter of drugs. […]

Alcoholism Influenced by Genetics

In a study involving twins, researchers found that addiction to alcohol is often influenced by genetics as well as family environment. For the study, researchers from Palo Alto Veterans – Affairs Health Care System in Menlo Park, Ariz., interviewed 1,213 […]

Unsupervised Teens Do Poorly In School

A new survey finds that unsupervised teens are four times more likely to be D students than teens supervised every day. The survey, After School for America’s Teens, released by YMCA of the USA, finds that 59 percent of teens […]

Residential Treatment Improves Parental Behaviour

A study issued by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSAs) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) this month found that drug-and alcohol-dependent women who are pregnant or have children significantly reduce their alcohol or drug use as […]

Pot-Smoking Parents Bad Role Models

Youth who say their parents would ‘strongly disapprove if they tried marijuana once or twice” used any illicit drug at a rate of 7.1 per cent, compared with 31.2 per cent for youth who thought their parents “did not strongly […]

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