It’s the cool thing to do. The popular kids go to parties and drink alcohol or do drugs, sometimes both. If you want to hang with the in crowd, then you have to be at the party. And once at the party, you have to do what the cool kids do if you ever hope to be popular. This is the scene our youth … [Read more...] aboutUnder 21 and Convicted of Driving After Consuming Alcohol or Drugs
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1 in 5 Students Drink and Do Drugs
Teens experiment with drugs and alcohol. It’s almost accepted as a fact of life today, but the average parent – the average person – has no idea how serious teen substance experimentation is or how quickly it gets out of control. For example, did you know that according to a national study’s … [Read more...] about1 in 5 Students Drink and Do Drugs
Spotting the Early Warning Signs of Drug Use in Teens
Parenting; it’s tough. No matter how well planned the entrance to it is, no one is every really prepared. From the first cold to the first cut or scape, we’re a basket case of nerves often second and quadruple guessing our decisions. We sweat the little and the big things, and one of our biggest … [Read more...] aboutSpotting the Early Warning Signs of Drug Use in Teens
Why Real Life Role Models Matter
What is a role model? Most of us would say a person, someone we look up to as everything we want to be. Sometimes that person is alive, someone we know personally. Other times that person is a past figurehead, a long-gone hero, or even a fictional character. No matter who we choose, role models … [Read more...] aboutWhy Real Life Role Models Matter
