Thanks to years of concerted prevention efforts, fewer teens smoke cigarettes, but what about marijuana and e-cigarette use? Unfortunately, those rates are rising. Part of the problem is that, while adolescents got the message about the harmful effects of cigarettes and the manipulative marketing practices used by their makers, when it comes to other products, […]
Smokers who are able to quit might actually be hard-wired for success, according to a study from Duke Medicine. The study, published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology, showed greater connectivity among certain brain regions in people who successfully quit smoking compared to those who tried and failed. The researchers analyzed MRI scans of 85 people taken […]
Findings consistent among respondents who have attended college and those who haven’t A survey of almost 1,200 college-age youth from around the country found that almost 16 percent report having used pain pills not prescribed to them at some point in their life, while over 37 percent said they would not know where to go […]
Alcohol still remains the most widely used substance of abuse among youths aged 12 to 20 A new report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) shows a significant decline in the level of past month (current) underage alcohol consumption, as well as a drop in underage binge drinking. The report shows […]
Today the juniors and seniors at Tappan Zee High School had the opportunity to hear guest speaker, Bobby Petrocelli (www.10seconds.org). His powerful message about how one moment changed his life echoed around the silent auditorium as students listened respectfully and on the edge of their seats. We then moved on to a DWI Mock Accident. […]
It’s prom season, and that means it’s a good time for parents to check in and make sure they are communicating their expectations about underage drinking clearly and effectively to their children. Unless you’ve explicitly talked about the issue, don’t make the mistake of assuming your child knows what you expect or that you would disapprove… […]
A survey conducted by Yahoo Parenting and Silver Hill, a non-profit hospital for the treatment of psychiatric and addictive disorders, found that there is disparity between parental perception of teen’s happiness and teen’s own reports. While 18% of the 3,100 teens surveyed had been formally diagnosed with a mood disorder (such as anxiety or depression) […]