How to talk to your kids about drugs

The sooner you begin talking to your kids about drugs the better. Sometimes pressure from peers and outside sources can begin as early as fourth grade so it is important that you as a parent bring up the conversation about drugs. Just like you want to protect them from illness you can protect them from […]

Teen Prescription Drug Abuse

Teen Prescription Drug Abuse Today’s teens abuse prescription drugs, especially opiates, more than any other group in history. Teen prescription drug abuse has increased 10-fold since the 1960’s. Experts estimate that 20% of teens have used prescription drugs to get high. Most teens that abuse prescription drugs find them in a parent or grandparent’s medicine cabinet. […]