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How Do I Talk to My Child About Teen Alcohol Use?

How Do I Talk to My Child About Teen Alcohol Use?

While teen drinking is on the decline, it's still important for parents to have the ...
10 Reasons Why Teenagers Use Drugs

10 Reasons Why Teenagers Use Drugs

Teen drug use is more dangerous than ever due to potential overdose from fentanyl. Learn 10 ...
Teen Grief and Substance Use: How They’re Connected

Teen Grief and Substance Use: How They’re Connected

Grief is a complicated emotion that comes in many forms and manifests in many different ways. ...
Why Boys Will Talk About Male Substance Use But Not About Mental Health

Why Boys Will Talk About Male Substance Use But Not About Mental Health

Teen boys and teen girls drink alcohol and use drugs at roughly the same rates. But male ...
Male Substance Use: How to Tell If Your Teenage Son Is Using Drugs

Male Substance Use: How to Tell If Your Teenage Son Is Using Drugs

When teen boys are depressed, they don’t usually talk about it. Instead, they often turn to ...
DMT: Know the Facts, Risks, and Side Effects

DMT: Know the Facts, Risks, and Side Effects

DMT is a hallucinogenic drug—and more and more people are using it. The National Survey on ...
Kava: Natural Treatment or Health Threat?

Kava: Natural Treatment or Health Threat?

Kava comes from a plant known as the Piper methysticum, a tropical shrub that is native ...
Abuse of the Drug Smiles

Abuse of the Drug Smiles

It goes by the street name "Smiles," but the side effects of abuse of the drug smiles, a ...
Teen Cocaine Use

Teen Cocaine Use

Cocaine abuse is a problem among teens. Many teens abuse the drug for its stimulant ...