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How Parents Can Talk to Teens About Alcohol and Drugs
How Parents Can Talk to Teens About Alcohol and Drugs
Tracey L. Kelley | 26 May

Your teen watches you have a cocktail or two after dinner and celebrate every special occasion with champagne. One of

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“E” Is For Ecstasy
Loren Solomon | 15 October

Chances are, you’ve heard of the drug “Ecstasy.” It was a pretty hot topic a few years back, and it’s

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Insurance Companies and the Opioid Epidemic
Christina Soliday | 6 November

  Insurance companies are at a critical point right now. Do they continue their long-time practices, or assist in the

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Opioid Detox is the Beginning of Recovery
Christina Soliday | 22 January

Opioids are prescribed to relieve pain. Unfortunately, they have addictive powers capable of causing more pain than relief. A recent

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How Industries Are Adjusting to the Opioid Crisis
Christina Soliday | 20 July

Each week new research is published journaling the opioid crisis. The information being gathered needs to be shared. More and

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Gift of Recovery
Christina Soliday | 25 November

The holiday season is a time when other factors come into play that can compound problems associated with substance abuse

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ADHD Medication Use Early In Life Leads to Problems
Christina Soliday | 1 July

People who took medications such as Ritalin and Adderall to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adolescence are at

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Overweight Young Girls Likely to Use Substances Early
Christina Soliday | 30 June

Physical and mental characteristics in childhood have often been linked to substance abuse later in life. Most recently, obesity in

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Opioid Use Disorders Doubled in Last Ten Years
Christina Soliday | 28 June

A study conducted by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAA) and published in the Journal of Clinical

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Substance Use in Middle School Leads to High School Problems
Christina Soliday | 24 June

Youths that begin drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana in middle school are likely to have mental health problems and academic

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