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Child Neglect and Abuse Rises Alongside Drug Addiction Author: Shernide Delva In Fayetteville, North Carolina, there is a distinct trend of both child abuse and neglect rising along with cases of drug addiction. Fayette County Prosecutor Larry Harrah says the number of neglect cases associated with addicted parents... Learn More

Researchers Are Using Instagram to Monitor Underage Drinking? [caption id="attachment_18153" align="aligncenter" width="458"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Shernide Delva In the past few years, Instagram has soared in popularity. Now researchers are finding ways... Learn More

Should Kids Be Trained to Use Naloxone? [caption id="attachment_18130" align="aligncenter" width="437"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Justin Mckibben I remember a while back I had written about how some schools were venturing to... Learn More

Why More Than a Third of Teenagers are Drinking Alone [caption id="attachment_17976" align="aligncenter" width="428"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Shernide Delva A survey revealed that over a third of teenagers admit to drinking alone. As a... Learn More

OxyContin FDA Approved for Kids and Adolescence Author: Justin Mckibben In case you haven’t already heard, there is a fair amount of outrage sparking controversy about the powerful prescription opiate OxyContin having been recently approved by the FDA to treat people as young as 11 years old.... Learn More

The New Sober Society at Music Festivals [caption id="attachment_17297" align="aligncenter" width="420"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Justin Mckibben I personally found my solution in a fellowship of recovery, and as with any group... Learn More

Personal Letters from Palm Partners Family Program: Part II On a monthly basis the Palm Partners treatment program offers an opportunity for the families of patients to attend events and therapy over the course of an empowering and productive weekend. There are a series of work-shops and group activities... Learn More

Personal Letters from Palm Partners Family Program On a monthly basis the Palm Partners treatment program offers an opportunity for the families of patients to attend events and therapy over the course of an empowering and productive weekend. There are a series of work-shops and group activities... Learn More

High School for Addicts: Recovery 101 Author: Justin Mckibben Substance abuse and drug addiction have made an impact on our country and the culture of our cities in an immense way. The overdose epidemic has laid the casualties of the War on Drugs at the nations... Learn More

3 Hours Can Help Teens with Mental Health Author: Justin Mckibben Mental health can mean a huge difference in quality of life, especially for young people in the midst of developing as an individual. Having a mental health disorder is something that can affect every single aspect of... Learn More

Parents Pay Teens with Drugs for Doing Their Chores [caption id="attachment_16784" align="aligncenter" width="465"] Booking photos of Joey and Chad Mudd courtesy of the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office[/caption] By Cheryl Steinberg As a kid and later as a teen, I actually never ‘earned’ an allowance. I mean, I’d (pretty much)... Learn More

Is Ice Cream a Gateway Drug? [caption id="attachment_16779" align="aligncenter" width="442"] via commons.wikimedia.org[/caption] Or, at least, is beer-flavored ice cream one? Last month, well-known ice cream maker Ben & Jerry's, along with Colorado beer-brewer New Belgium, announced that the two companies would be collaborating in order to... Learn More

Child Neglect and Abuse Rises Alongside Drug Addiction

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