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Drugs4Real

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:47:15 -0500

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.

ParentingTeensOnline

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:08:06 -0500

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 ...

The Impact of Meth on Foster Care, Children, and Families

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:08:05 -0500

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.

Help at Any Cost: How the Troubled-Teen Industry Cons Parents and Hurts Kids

Wed, 26 Apr 2006 15:04:28 -0500

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.

Keeping Your Teens Drug-Free: A Guide for African American Parents and Caregivers

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:26:52 -0500

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.

National Inhalants & Poisons Awareness Week

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 07:03:36 -0500

Start: Mar 18 2006 - 12:00pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT+5

March 18 - 24 is National Inhalants & Poisons Awareness Week

Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids

Wed, 06 Jul 2005 09:10:16 -0500

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.

Children Are Our Future, Inc.

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 07:27:12 -0600

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.

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The Cheapest High

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:13:33 -0600

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.

The Psychology of Steroids

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:43:04 -0500

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.

Lee County, Florida - Safe & Drug Free Schools

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 13:37:21 -0600

Our mission is to promote good citizenship through prevention and intervention initiatives.

American Lung Association of West Virginia

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 13:38:29 -0600

The mission of the American Lung Association of West Virginia is to prevent lung disease and promote lung health.

Screening and Supporting Kids in Juvenile Justice: A Guide for Practitioners

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:00:23 -0500

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention has issued "Screening and Assessing Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Among Youth in the Juvenile Justice System," an 84-page online guide offering comprehensive, user-friendly information at various stages of the juvenile justice process. It includes profiles of more than 50 instruments, guidelines for selecting instruments, and best practice recommendations for diverse settings and situations.

National Survey on Drug Use & Health and Monitoring the Future

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:19:53 -0500

The latest data (2003) from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health is available online. In general, young people try inhalants for the first time at an earlier age than other drugs. Females start abusing inhalants earlier than their male counterparts.

Does Second-Hand Smoke Slow Kids' Learning?

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:18:44 -0500

A Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center study finds links between environmental tobacco smoke -- even at extremely low levels -- and reading, math, logic and reasoning declines in children and teens. The study, which appears in the January 2005 issue of Environmental Health Perspectives, finds a nearly three-point decline in a standardized reading test and a nearly two-point decline in a standardized math test, given an average score of 100 and a modest increase in exposure to environmental tobacco smoke.