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...
Research shows that parents are the No. 1 reason young people decide not to drink. So, start talking to your children about alcohol as early as 9 years old. Talking To Kids About Alcohol...
Research suggests early sipping & tasting may lead to increased drinking in late adolescence Parents who allow their young children to occasionally sip and taste alcohol may be contributing to an increased risk for...
It seems to make some sense: Let your teenagers drink at home where they will have adult supervision and won’t be driving. But a new study finds that parents who provide their kids with...
Almost one-third of high school seniors report using some kind of vaping device in the past year, according to the latest Monitoring the Future survey. Some teens use the devices for nicotine or marijuana, while others...
Can you remember the first time you were exposed to alcohol? It probably wasn’t in a dark alley by a stranger in an overcoat or even behind the bleachers at a football game. For...
With turkey, football games, and getting together with family and friends, the Thanksgiving holiday weekend is exceptionally busy. This is also a time when there are more opportunities for binge drinking to become a...
Conversations are one of the most powerful tools parents can use to connect with — and protect — their kids. But when tackling some of life’s tougher topics, especially those about drugs and alcohol,...
Check out the preventmedabuse.org website to learn more about prevention strategies and facts to prevent medication abuse at any age. Download CADCA’s (Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America’s) online med abuse toolkit that will introduce facts, strategies...
Why are family dinners important when it comes to preventing substance use? Margie Skeer, ScD, MPH, MSW, assistant professor at Tufts University School of Medicine, has devoted her career to understating the role family...
