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Teens Are Getting Fewer Drug Prevention Messages From the Media

Results from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) spanning the last decade were used to help compile a new report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) analyzing trends in teen’s attitudes towards drugs and exposure to drug prevention discussions in the media and at home. The latest report [...]

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Teens Benefit With New Drugged Driving Limits

Teens have been targeted for decades in anti-drunk driving campaigns with organizations such as Mother’s Against Drunk Driving (MADD) famously bringing the issue to light and working in communities throughout the US to help young people become aware of the dangers of drinking and driving. These efforts have been exceedingly successful; not only is the [...]

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64% of College Students With Mental Health Issues, Including Addiction, Will Drop Out

A recent survey from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) found that an astonishing 64 percent of students with a diagnosed mental health issue will ultimately withdraw from college. The NAMI survey showed that a majority of the students who dropped out due to psychological problems were struggling with one of the following diagnoses: [...]

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Internet-Addicted Teens More Likely to Report Drug Abuse

Greek researchers believe they have found evidence for a link between Internet addiction and substance abuse in teens. The study included 1,271 students ranging in age from 14 to 19 years old living on the Aegean island of Kos. Each participant answered questions surrounding their use of drugs, alcohol, the Internet, and their personality traits. [...]

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Does TV Marketing for Liquor Drive Teens to Drink?

A recent study from the School of Community and Global Health at Claremont University found that children as young as 7th graders may be swayed to drink alcohol by ads produced by the liquor industry. The amount of exposure to commercials promoting alcohol consumption played a large factor in the influence the ads had on [...]

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Providing Motivation to Your Teen to Remain Drug-Free

Many parents over the years have attempted to use scare tactics as a means of keeping their teens clean and sober. They use examples of other kids who have experienced horrific consequences from first-time drug use and other extreme “facts” that may or may not be false, but aren’t necessarily true either. It’s an honest [...]

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