Over a thousand CHILDREN arrested for drug dealing – some as young as 12
Police figures reveal they were held on suspicion of trying to sell drugs including cocaine, heroin and cannabis
More than 1,000 children – some as young as 12 – have been arrested in a blitz on playground drug pushers. Police figures […]
Molly – Why You Should Be Worried About This New Drug
A newly fashionable drug is setting off alarm bells in the minds of both health officials and parents. The drug known as “molly” has a rather innocent-sounding name. It is a type of MDMA (commonly called Ecstasy) that has been […]
Read MoreTeen Seizures And Deaths Linked To Dangerous Designer Drug “N-Bomb”
It’s not often that Sherwood, Oregon – a small, quiet suburb located southwest of Portland – makes the front page news – especially for stories related to drugs. But it did the first weekend of February 2014, when two teenage […]
Read MoreSurvey Finds 17% of High School Students Abuse Substances During School Day
A new survey finds an estimated 17 percent of American high school students say they drink, smoke or use drugs during the school day. The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University found 86 percent of […]
Read MoreChildren three years old and younger tested positive for cocaine and marijuana.
New Hanover County is seeing an alarming trend of young children testing positive for drugs.
Child Protective Services handles a large number of substance abuse cases in parents, but discovering illegal substances in children was something they hardly expected. Kari Sanders, […]
Read MoreWhy pregnancy and pot don’t – and shouldn’t – mix
The fall of the Roman Empire is the subject of much debate, and includes attention to the possible role of their aqueducts, lined with lead. More likely, the decline was the result of lead poisoning caused by the consumption of […]
Children admitted to hospital because of alcohol use in NSW
Nearly five young people are being admitted to hospital every day in NSW because of alcohol, exclusive data from NSW Health shows.
The figures show the huge toll alcohol is taking on children and young people in NSW, with a child aged […]
Animal Study Suggests Marijuana May Affect Future Offspring’s Susceptibility to Heroin
Can marijuana use put offspring at heightened risk for opiate addiction, even if the use stops before the offspring are conceived? Recent animal research by NIDA-supported scientists suggests that the answer may be yes.
Dr. Yasmin L. Hurd and colleagues at […]
‘I will never get my childhood back’: Four people talk about life with an alcoholic parent
Teens Affected by Addiction is a project aimed at raising awareness about the impact of alcoholism on families – here, they share some personal stories.
Here, four people who grew up with an alcoholic parent share their stories. These stories have been […]
Read MoreIT’S MAGIC: PREVENT SUBSTANCE USE PROBLEMS WITHOUT MENTIONING DRUGS
Not magic at all of course, but a consequence of the fact that substance use problems are closely related to other problems which often develop at early ages when substance use is just not on the agenda. The 2010 English national […]
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Revealed, what smoking does to an unborn baby: Remarkable images of foetus holding its face show how babies exposed to cigarettes may have delayed development
These remarkable scans clearly reveal how smoking during pregnancy harms an unborn baby’s development.
New ultrasound images show how babies of mothers who smoke during pregnancy touch their mouths and faces much more than babies of non-smoking mothers.
Foetuses normally touch their […]
Pre-college talk between parents and teens likely to lessen college drinking
Teen-age college students are significantly more likely to abstain from drinking or to drink only minimally when their parents talk to them before they start college, using suggestions in a parent handbook developed by Robert Turrisi, professor of biobehavioral health, […]
Marijuana is Not Harmless
Written by Sheila Polk and Carolyn Short
Marijuana brings dangerous consequences.
If you weren’t afraid to share the road before, a recent survey result should send chills up your spine: most teenagers who drive under the influence of marijuana said the drug […]
Glasses made to look like pill bottles
The NDPA has often spoken of the need to change the culture around illegal drug use. Young people are being bombarded with mixed messages and find it hard to know who to trust. Parents, quite rightly, want to protect their […]
PROSPER Prevention Programs Dramatically Cut Substance Abuse Among Teens
Prevention is often the best medicine, and that is not only true when it comes to physical health, but also public health. Case in point – young adults reduce their overall prescription drug misuse up to 65 percent if they […]
10-Year-Old Inundated With Pot Ads On His Cellphone
Marijuana advertising is no longer an underground operation in Colorado but the latest trend is angering some parents- texts sent to children’s cell phones.
Medical marijuana ads are everywhere, from newspaper advertising to billboards. Now the advertising is branching into new […]
Early intervention is valuable when facing drug and alcohol use
Intervention is a big word with frightening implications to a lot of parents, but parents don’t need to be scared off by an intervention opportunity, especially if an intervention is just what their child needs to come clean.
To help parents […]
Good News For the Day
Parents make a difference in their kids abusing pot, alcohol, drugs
A recent SAMHSA study confirms that kids are many times less likely to use drugs when they know that their parents would disapprove of that behavior.
Put another way, in terms […]
A Win for Families: Urban Outfitters Halts Prescription Drug Paraphernalia Product Sales
Urban Outfitters, a trendy shop selling mainly to young people was marketing merchandise made to look like prescription pill bottles including prescription label flasks, pint and shot glasses. Drug prevention groups and parents flooded the company with complaints and they […]
Guiding Principles of Recovery
Recovery from alcohol and drug problems is a process of change through which an individual achieves abstinence and improved health, wellness and quality of life.
Guiding Principles
There are many pathways to recovery. Individuals are unique with specific needs, strengths, goals, health […]
7 ways to protect your child
The number one reason youngsters give for not smoking or using drugs is fear of disappointing their parents. You can be a powerful influence. You can set clear expectations and limits. You can be a supporter who encourages them to […]
Read MoreEarly intervention tackles teen substance abuse
An intensive intervention programme for disruptive young children could help prevent drug and alcohol abuse in adolescence, according to a new study.
Canadian researchers writing in the British Journal of Psychiatry set out to examine whether a two-year prevention programme in […]
Study: Kindergarten behavior can predict later drug abuse — but early intervention can help
A new study by Canadian social scientists finds boys who display anti-social behavior in kindergarten will likely abuse drugs later in life — unless they receive intensive intervention in their “tween” years.
The study began in 1984, in Montreal. Some kindergarten […]
Don’t Expect to Learn Anything True about Marijuana From Internet Commenters
This article from Sue Rusche of What About The Children campaign was published to show just how inane are comments from the drug user community on the internet. The sad part is that many young people use Facebook and Twitter […]
Read MoreMarijuana Use in Adolescence, But Not Adulthood, Linked to Permanent Brain Damage
Teens who regularly use marijuana may be at risk for developing serious psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, a new study suggests.
This is because regular marijuana use in adolescence, but not adulthood, may permanently damage brain function and cognition, according to […]
Prevention Connection: Marijuana is Now a Social Experiment
Whether it is used for medical reasons or recreational “highs,” marijuana has become more than a controversial topic. Arguments for medical use and legalization press forward like an unstoppable force. Each day, proponents of marijuana reform seem to win another […]
Read MoreCan teenage drinking lead to alcoholism?
We all agree that teenage drinking is a problem that never seems to go away. Most of the concerns about teens and alcohol are centered around their safety, whether behind the wheel or out at a party. But what about […]
Read MorePrescription drug abuse hits newborn babies hard
Neonatal withdrawal cases on rise, causing infant suffering, high costs
The consequences of drug addiction can carry a heavy toll for the tiniest people: newborn babies who suffer from withdrawal. In the neonatal intensive care unit, health professionals see firsthand a […]
Teens in child welfare system show higher drug abuse rate
Teenagers in the child welfare system are at higher-than-average risk of abusing marijuana, inhalants and other drugs, according to a study in the November issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
However, the study also shows that parental […]
Cannabis Killed My Son
Andrew Jennings killed himself aged 25, after years of mental illness. His mother, Maggie believes his paranoid schizophrenia was triggered by cannabis use. She told Katy Edwards the poignant and disturbing story. Andrew John Jennings died in April this year, […]
Read MoreWeed – Been there. Done That
David Brooks
Stoned People Do Stupid Things: The decriminalisation of marijuana in more states will only produce more users
FOR a little while in my teenage years, my friends and I smoked marijuana. [ additional reference – marijuana is now very much […]
Best anti-drug strategy begins with education
There has been much discussion in recent months about Canadian drug laws. Some favour liberalization because the current approach has been unsuccessful in reducing the harm caused by illegal drugs. Others claim that the strict enforcement of existing laws is […]
Read MorePrescription Drug Deaths in USA
In 2009, Maine saw 179 deaths due to overdose and 165 of those were related to prescription drugs. Many of the abused prescription drugs are respiratory depressants such as Oxycontin®, Vicodin ® and Oxycodone which slow down one’s breathing to […]
Read MoreTeenagers are finally starting to say no to drugs and alcohol
Say goodbye to the drug-fuelled raver and hello to the clean-living ecowarrior. Teenagers are changing and, for perhaps the first time in history, their parents approve.
Rates of drug- taking, drinking and smoking among children have plummeted in the past decade. […]
Legalization of Marijuana and the Impact on Children
Commentary: Legalization of Marijuana and the Impact on Children
In many state legislatures around the country, or by ballot (direct voter) referendum, important decisions are or will be made as to legalization of marijuana in some form. Before voters cast their […]
Men Who Smoke Before Conceiving Can Damage Fetal DNA, Study Suggests
A new study finds a link between DNA changes in the sperm of male smokers and genetic changes in their newborn children. The research suggests that these changes may increase children’s risk of developing genetic diseases.
The findings indicate that men […]
Middle-class children most likely to try alcohol by 12
Middle-class children are far more likely to have drunk alcohol by the age of 12 than those from lower social groups, research has found.
More than one in three of those born in professional households had downed a full glass before […]
Back To School Tip For Parents: Talk With Your Kids About Drinking And Drugs
Don’t let schedules and long to-do lists get in the way of a good talk with your Southington youngster.As children think about heading back to school, many are worried about social anxiety and peer pressure, according to experts from the […]
Read More‘The worst mistake I ever made’: a 12-year-old’s life on mephedrone
Now 14, this girl from Maidenhead began using mephedrone at the age of 12. She is currently getting help at Turning Point.
I was the “it” girl at school and had a lot of friends. I have an older sister who […]
“Weed Candy” dubbed newest street drug
Tampa, FL — Marijuana is a hot topic in this country. At least 18 states have legalized pot in some form, but there’s always someone out there willing to take advantage, and the newest street treat is actually an […]