Teen Substance Abuse Explored: Free Session for Parents Is Tuesday in Kalamazoo
Rehab clinics turn into killing zones in Mexico’s drug war
CULIACAN, Mexico — As narcotics addiction soars in Mexico, drug rehabilitation centers have become killing zones and recruitment centers in the country’s escalating drug war.
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‘Drunkard took pics up women’s skirts’
A 27-year-old man has been arrested in a drunken street brawl after he allegedly tried to take a photo up a woman’s skirt, it has been… Continue reading
Home Drug Testing: Parents Facing Truth or Consequences
I had a friend who once told me that, in a practical sense, there’s little separating one person who can’t read from another who chooses not to. When parenting, there’s also little difference between those parents who can’t see signs of danger and others who won’t.
For a variety of reasons, at some point good kids often make poor choices about drugs and alcohol. They find themselves out of school, in jail, in rehab,… Continue reading
Parents Who Care
Every day, approximately 4,700 American youth under age 18 try marijuana for the first time. That is about equal to the enrollment of six average-sized U.S. high schools. In 2003, nearly nine out of 10 twelfth graders reported marijuana as being accessible. By the time they finish the eighth grade, approximately 50 percent of adolescents have had at least one drink, and more than 20 percent report having been “drunk.” Drug and alcohol use… Continue reading
How Parents Can Get Their Teen Into a Teenage Drug Treatment Center
Teen treatment centers assert the role of the parents in making their teenage children live a great life. However due to the lack of open channels of communication between the parent and the teenager, the latter tends to confide and spend time with his or her friends, some of them who could put all stops to his development by tempting him with drugs and alcohol.
Oblivious to the parent, the teenager can be… Continue reading
Drugs and Teens: What Can Parents Do?
Borrowing a sports analogy, the best defense against teenage drug use is a good offense.
Parents need to equip themselves with solid information about teen drug addiction , a realistic view of their child and access to professional help if there are any early warning signs of drug use and find a good drug rehab.
Warning Signs of Teen Drug Addiction:
School: Is your child keeping up with his/her school work? Have they lost interest… Continue reading
Parents Need to Take the Lead Against Drug Abuse
By Rev. Ned Wicker,
I remember a conversation I had with a police detective some 35 years ago. He was telling me about what a mother had told him over the phone about her teenaged son. “Once he’s out of the house, he’s not our problem.” The detective, who served an upscale suburban community, was explaining to me that parents can be irresponsible and in his mind almost criminal in their neglect of… Continue reading