As a young person you are faced with many challenges. However, very few have the potential to affect your life in a more significant way than the decisions you make about alcohol and drugs. The decisions you make about alcohol and drugs will influence your health, your grades, your relationships, your job or career, maybe […]
74% of Kids turn to their Parents for Guidance on Drinking madd® Better Together Parents have the power to help kids make healthy decisions that can keep them safe. In fact, research shows parents are the primary influence on a teen or child’s decisions about drugs and alcohol. Students are welcome to attend at the discretion […]
As adolescents navigate the stormiest years in their development, they need coaching, support, good examples and most of all understanding. The teenage years can be mystifying for parents. Sensible children turn scatter-brained or start having wild mood swings. Formerly level-headed adolescents ride in cars with dangerous drivers or take other foolish risks. A flood of […]
Parents often dread talking to tweens and teens about alcohol. So the government is here to help. Really. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) launched a campaign today that aims to get parents talking with their children about alcohol as early as age 9. Age 9? Eek! That early start is important […]
Nine years later and John Gahagan still remembers the day his 17-year-old son Sean lost his fight to opioid addiction very clearly. “Oh my God, it was the worst day of my life,” John Gahagan told KIRO Radio’s Ron and Don. “I was at work. My wife found him in his bedroom … He was sitting […]
CEO of Drug Abuse Dialogues, Carol Falkowski, explains why we should be concerned about the legalization of marijuana. She states, “We must pause to seriously consider the known, detrimental effects of repeated marijuana use on the developing adolescent brain. We must act accordingly and responsibly in ways that promote the public health and safety, help […]