Celebrate the event, not the alcohol. Be a role model and create memories your kids want to remember.
…What are you teaching? Don’t drive if you’ve been drinking. Don’t provide alcohol to minors. Celebrate responsibly.
When someone – including a teenager – gets treatment for alcohol and substance abuse, it is standard practice to identify some of the reasons why they started using and the benefits they feel they get from these substances. This helps them reduce shame and best identify their triggers and areas to focus on. Among [...]
Nov 03, 2011 Issues: Smoking Coalition resources: Data Analysis Drug type: Tobacco A landmark study in mice identifies a biological mechanism that could help explain how tobacco products could act as gateway drugs, increasing a person’s future likelihood of abusing cocaine and perhaps other drugs as well, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse [...]
By Join Together Staff | October 17, 2011 | Leave a comment | Filed in Advocacy, Drugs, Government & Prevention The Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) is looking for 25,000 people to sign an online petition to raise the profile of effective drug prevention on the White House’s “We the People” website. If the [...]
A new study finds that excessive alcohol consumption cost the United States $223.5 billion in 2006, or about $1.90 per drink. By implementing effective community-based prevention strategies, we can reduce excessive alcohol consumption and its costs. Excessive alcohol consumption is known to kill about 79,000 people in the United States each year, but a [...]
By Join Together Staff | October 19, 2011 | Leave a comment | Filed in Advocacy, Prevention, Tobacco & Youth Four U.S. senators have asked the baseball players union to agree to a ban on chewing tobacco at the World Series, which begins Wednesday night. “When players use smokeless tobacco, they endanger not only their [...]
Oct 11, 2011 | by Stephen Peterson | Categories: Community, Drug, prevention Stephen Peterson, Special Agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration, provides a brief history of Red Ribbon Week, which takes place this year from October 23rd to 31st. For more information about how you can get involved in local Red Ribbon Week activities, [...]
By Join Together Staff | October 14, 2011 | Leave a comment | Filed in Alcohol, Government, Healthcare, Prevention & Youth A new tool created by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is designed to help pediatricians talk to teenagers about alcohol use. The new [...]
Oct 13, 2011 by Olivia Chao | Categories Addiction, Age Appropriate Advice, Communicating, Methamphetamine, Prescription Medicine/Rx Drugs, Prevention, parenting teens A recent survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that 20% of teens have taken a prescription drug without a doctor’s prescription. More often than not, these teens are getting their prescription [...]
By Join Together Staff | October 5, 2011 | Leave a comment | Filed in Alcohol, Prevention & Young Adults Rates of alcohol-impaired driving have dropped 30 percent since 2006, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Drunk driving rates remain high among young men, binge drinkers and [...]
Dr. Peter Lorimer Benson (May 2, 1946 – October 2, 2011) As many of you already know, ParentFurther is an extension of the greater Search Institute family. Our approach to parenting is built on Search Institute’s Developmental Assets®: 40 common sense, positive qualities and experiences that help influence the choices kids make. Every day, [...]
