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National Inhalants & Poisons Awareness Week: March 14-20
According to the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA), inhalants are the number one drug of choice by tweens and middle-schoolers, and one in five students in America have used an inhalant to get high …
Pop Culture Quiz
Between the fast paced world of the teen culture and the many negative influences that teens are bombarded with, of course parenting is a major challenge. To see just how in tune you are with …
What We Need To Know About Marijuana
“[Marijuana] is the most widely used illegal drug among youth today and is more potent than ever.”
Recognizing this, the Office of National Drug Control Policy identified key facts about the drug through “Marijuana Myths and …
Columbia University Sleep Study: Lack of Sleep Affects Teenagers’ Mental Health
A sleep study from Columbia University which surveyed more than 15,000 teens and found that “levels of depression and thoughts of suicide are higher in kids who have later bedtimes on school nights.” This provides …
New Study Shows Teens Need Help when Parents Feel least Prepared To Provide It
A study from Partnership for a Drug Free America suggests that teen years are both turbulent for teens and insecure for parents. The study, the 2007 Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS), shows that parents’ feel they …
A Hole in Our Moral Ozone
The Josephson Institute’s “2008 Report Card on America’s Youth”, a survey of over 29,000 high school students, revealed entrenched moral/ethical issues that appear to be getting worse.
Despite the fact that 98% of students surveyed indicated, …
