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Dec
22
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 Is it better to let your teen go out on Friday or Saturday night, or let them bring the party to your house?
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Archive for the ‘Substance Abuse & Risky Behavior’ Category
Blog Posts by Barbara Greenberg
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Dec
16
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In the “good news, bad news” category: The 2011 University of Michigan Monitoring the Future survey released this week revealed that, while teen tobacco and alcohol use are on the decline, use of marijuana has skyrocketed. In fact, daily use of pot by high school seniors is at a 30-year peak, according to the report — and that number has risen for the fourth straight year in a row. (This is in sharp contrast to the declines in marijuana use seen in the previous decade.)
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Oct
14
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A disturbing new trend in underage drinking is making its way across the country: alcoholic gummy bears and worms. Kids are soaking the candies in vodka and then bringing them to school and passing them around– and in some cases, getting drunk in class, right under the teachers’ noses.
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Jun
20
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It’s no secret that alcohol and teenagers are a dangerous combination. Alcohol is the most frequently used drug by teens in the United States. Â About half of junior high and senior high school students drink alcohol on a monthly basis, and 14% of teens have been intoxicated at least once in the past year. Nearly 8% of teens who drink say they drink at least five or more alcoholic drinks in a row, commonly known as binge drinking.
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May
26
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I have officially become the Barney Fife of my town. But more about that later. We have a little partying problem in our neighborhood, you see. At the end of our street is a secluded area where all the teenagers go to drink and get high. When my husband and I bought our house here six years ago, little did we know that our street has been the place for teens to party since God was a child. (The realtor left out that little fact…hmmmm.)
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Feb
19
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When we were stuck in the muck of substance abuse, anger, belligerence and failed probation with our son, I didn’t know where to turn. Other parents who were also struggling didn’t want to share. There didn’t seem to be a clearinghouse of information or resources, yet I knew there had to be help and information available. But where? Luckily, there are professionals who can guide you through the process of finding a program to help your child and provide relief to you.
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Feb
09
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Michael Phelps is back in the news. But this time instead of gracing the cover of Sports Illustrated as Sportsman of the Year, his face is splashed across the tabloids nose deep in a bong. I thought the one tabloid had a pretty catchy title, “What a dope.” And to me that about summed it up: a really stupid move.
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Dec
15
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Next week our son Matt will graduate from college. I couldn’t think of a more magnificent gift during this season. It reflects the hope and joy that all parents of struggling teens pray and yearn for, but don’t believe will ever come. I know. I was in that place.
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