teens
Teens Using Hand Sanitizer to Get Drunk
In the latest quest by young adults to get high from common household products, six teens are reported to have been treated in Southern California emergency rooms over the past few months after drinking hand sanitizer. read more...
How Parents Can Help Teens Resist Peer Pressure
Surprisingly, disagreements - if they are brought about as a result of healthy dialogue - can be a good way to provide teens the tools they need to prevent peer pressure from getting them to use drugs. read more...
Pop Music Promotes Alcohol and Drug Abuse
References to alcohol and drugs are almost automatic in many genres of popular music, particularly reggae and hip hop. read more...
Substance Abuse Study Shows Parents Should Fear Facebook
There is data indicating a correlation between Facebook and teens using drugs. Teens who use Facebook, YouTube, and MySpace frequently are twice as likely to use marijuana and three times more likely to drink alcohol. read more...
Drug and Alcohol Treatment Causing a Decline in Teen Drug Abuse in England
There are positive signs coming out of England regarding teenagers and the abuse of hard drugs and drug use in general. Fewer teens need treatment for true addiction of drugs and while slightly more are receiving counseling for alcohol and marijuana, the number coming in this year for heroin and crack abuse are less than the year before. read more...
