Teenage Substance Abuse Part 1
Teenage Substance Abuse part 1 – John Knight, MD, is director of the Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research at Children’s Hospital Boston. He has served as a consultant to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the President’s Office of National Drug Control Policy. In this interview, he talks about underage drinking, how to recognize a substance abuse problem and how parents can help their children learn to drink responsibly.
Neighbors of Kimberly Losurdo say they called DCF on her multiple times
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Case worker do come to homes with drug tests but the parent or guardian can refuse to take the test. Another problem case workers run into is parents who are abusing drugs who pass a drug test because they haven't used in recent days and the drugs have …
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Kids use kitchen items for risky games and highs
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These drugs don't show up in many standard urine screens either. Harris Stratyner, PhD, says that parents must also be concerned about alcohol and prescription drug abuse among children and teens. Stratyner is the vice president of the New York …
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State offers parents some helping HANDS
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A mother fills out a questionnaire that determines whether there are additional stresses in her life – such as past history of mental illness, drug abuse, or little or no family support. If accepted into the program, a HANDS worker visits the family …
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After US school shooting, moms, teachers resolve to be vigilant
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Cal Poly Pomona public safety officials are on heightened alert after the arrest of 24-year-old engineering student Kyle Bangayan last Sunday at his parents' home in East Hollywood, on charges of making criminal threats against elementary schools which …
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