Drugs4Real is a free Web-based prevention program that teaches early adolescents (ages 11 to 14) about the influence of alcohol and other drugs, and strengthens their commitment to avoid taking these substances. This program has been scientifically tested with kids and was shown to effectively improve knowledge regarding the risks of drug and alcohol abuse.
ParentingTeensOnline is a free monthly e-magazine for parents of teens ages 12-19. It offers practical, expert-guided advice and support on teen health, media and technology, drugs/alcohol, education, volunteering, sports, social issues, babysitting, sexuality ... and more. Parents can learn what's happening before they need to know it's happening. The site has a variety of interactive features, including as Ask An Expert (advisory board members respond to parent questions) and polls.
CFK Reports From: The Impact of Meth on Foster Care, Children, and Families Event: Panel Discussion Organized By: Generations United Where/When: June 8, 2006; Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC
The discussion at this congressional briefing on the impact of methamphetamine abuse on foster care, children, and families paid special attention to the role being played by grandparents who step forward to become legal guardians for children who are removed from their homes due to a parent’s methamphetamine abuse.
CFK Reports From: Help at Any Cost: How the Troubled-Teen Industry Cons Parents and Hurts Kids Event: Author presentation and discussion Organized By: Cato Institute Where/When: Cato Institute, Washington DC, April 20, 2006
Maia Szalavitz, the author of Help at Any Cost (Riverhead, 2006), spoke about what she learned in the process of researching and writing her book, which looks at the continued reliance by some states and parents on a "tough love" form of addiction treatment for adolescents that relies on physical intimidation, humiliation and isolation.
According to the Monitoring the Future study, younger (8th grade) African American teens are catching up to white teens when it comes to marijuana: 13 percent of African American and 14.5 percent of white teens report having used marijuana in the past year. This free guide is designed to give busy parents and caregivers the facts, ideas, and information they need to step in and discourage drug use in teens.
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is fighting to free America's youth from tobacco and to create a healthier environment. The Campaign is one of the nation's largest non-governmental initiatives ever launched to protect children from tobacco addiction and exposure to secondhand smoke.
Our primary goals are to:
--Alter the public's acceptance of tobacco by deglamorizing tobacco use and countering tobacco industry marketing to youth and other practices.
The mission of Children Are Our Future is to provide children in critical need with high quality programs and services, which nurture and enhance positive growth and productive adulthood.
No shady dealer, no need to hand over a wad of bills, no needles, not even a match to light. No wonder inhalant abuse is among the most common forms of substance abuse among middle school boys and girls. It's also potentially deadly and hard to detect— and on the increase among young teens. Carole Moore reports on the dangers.
Why do some teens – and even younger kids – use steroids? Connect for Kids' Rob Capriccioso interviews Dr. Harrison Pope – a Harvard researcher – to help understand the subculture of youth steroid use.
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