In nationwide efforts to curb underage drinking, not everyone agrees about the burden of responsibility and even culpability that should be placed on parents. Many people feel that parents have only a limited ability to stop adolescents who are determined […]
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Ask any high school teacher or guidance counselor about underage drinking and you’ll discover that the underage drinking statistics can be pretty disturbing. Parents may be quick to point out good grades or sports performance as evidence of “not my
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Having a child with an addiction is one of the most painful situations any parent can face. Most mothers and fathers are at a loss for how to deal with a drug-addicted son or how to deal with a drug-addicted
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When consuming alcohol, you likely notice some of the physical and emotional effects it has on your body. These effects leave the system relatively quickly, but the more you drink, the more likely you will develop long-term emotional effects from
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Long-term alcohol abuse affects a person’s mind, body, and overall health. It alters the brain’s chemistry and can severely damage the liver and other vital organs. After a certain point, it is too late to reverse the damage done by
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Alcoholism rates in the United States continue to grow. As alcohol companies keep developing new, flashy products and clever marketing, they continue to target young people to give them a try. Unfortunately, many young people quickly slip into the cycle
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Underage and young drinkers don’t yet know their limits. Young people can binge when they drink, often because they play dangerous drinking games that can lead to alcohol poisoning and even death. If you have a teen or a college
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If you are in recovery from drug or alcohol use disorder, triggers hold a lot of power. A trigger can be a smell, a song, or the sound of ice clinking in a glass. It can also be a social
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Everywhere that adolescents look on television, on billboards, in magazines, on the Internet, and the radio, they see messages about alcohol, sex, and drugs. They are constantly being exposed to these messages and are impacted by what they see, read,
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It is time to change, or at least amend, the way we think about binge drinking. “Binge Drinking” often reminds people of frat parties, complete with beer bongs, a sea of plastic cups, and college kids puking on the front
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