June 16, 2021
Underage drinking can be detrimental to a child’s future in so many different ways, which is why there are such strict rules and regulations in place […]
June 7, 2021
Parents often ignore teen drinking, dismissing it as a rite of passage, but drinking alcohol puts people of all ages at greater risk for suicide. […]
May 29, 2021
The PATS study also indicates that youth are starting to drink at a younger age with about 10 percent of nine-year-olds reporting they had consumed more […]
May 20, 2021
One of the most prevalent addictions in older kids is drugs and alcohol. Addiction can occur with any mood-altering substance, and the faster it takes effect, […]
May 11, 2021
Bad Habit or Addiction: How to Tell the Difference “Addictions rarely happen suddenly, unless it’s something like heroin,” says Nowinski. “Generally, they creep up on […]
May 2, 2021
Alcohol is the forbidden fruit that every teen wants to eat, so the more parents tell them they can’t have it the more they crave […]
April 23, 2021
Just Say No Every day, teens are faced with situations in which they’re pressured to do something risky, unhealthy or, worse, illegal. Unfortunately, many teens […]
April 14, 2021
To help parents understand the importance and impact of teaching their college-aged child to say no, we asked Aaron D. Krasnow, Ph.D., Associate Vice President […]
April 5, 2021
Can’t Afford to Follow I heard the same things from my new friends at middle school nearly every day. “Let’s skip school today. Let’s smoke […]
