Why do some teens get involved in substance abuse while others do not? What factors or influences increase the risks that adolescents will smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, get drunk and use illegal and prescription...
Alcohol affects two crucial parts of the brain which are vulnerable when a teenager is developing. This can result in irreversible brain changes that can impact decision making, personality, memory and learning. How does...
More than half of American youths ages 12 to 20 have tried alcohol. Girls are nearly as likely as boys to experiment with drinking. Underage and binge drinking is risky and can lead to...
Parents who give alcohol to their teenagers could be increasing their offspring’s risk of binge drinking and other alcohol-related problems, research has revealed. The study found that compared with secondary-school aged children who had...
The feeling of sending a grown child off to college for the first time can be described as a strange mixture of pride, relief and severe anxiety. What do parents need to know as...
According to statistics from the Center on Addiction, more than 90% of people with a substance problem started smoking, drinking or using other drugs before turning 18. Some parents might think it’s safer to...
The legal drinking age is 21 years old in the United States, but many Americans accept the reality of underage drinking in high school and college. Alcohol is the most widely used substance of abuse among...
April is Alcohol Awareness Month, and though it may be winding to a close, the problem of underage drinking carries on. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism notes that by the age of 15, over...
BELIEVE THAT WE ARE THE INFLUENCE. Research proves that parents are a kid’s number one influence about alcohol.* They may not be talking, but kids are always listening. So as parents you still have...
Young people receive mixed messages about drinking alcohol from movies, television, music, their peers and other sources. Because of this, many don’t understand how dangerous alcohol use by underage youth can be. You are...
