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Published: 2017-08-02

Stress and Drug Use: What Every Parent Should Know

School stress can lead to teen drug use, but many parents with good intentions overlook the possibility. Learn the effects of stress and how to help your kid cope.

Published: 2016-11-22

School Stress: The Power of Gratitude

Appreciating the goodness in our lives, helps teens feel more positive emotions, rather than negative feelings like stress, anxiety and depression — and there’s research to prove it.

Published: 2016-11-11

School Stress: 3 Mindful Practices for Calm, Focused and Happy Teens

What is mindfulness? Can it help teens de-stress? And how do you do it?

Published: 2016-11-04

Stress and Sleep

Teenagers are living life at full speed and need more sleep than adults to stay healthy and safe – and cope with stress.

Published: 2016-10-27

School Stress: Healthy Stress vs. “Red Flag” Stress

How can parents tell when their child is experiencing a ‘normal’ amount of stress — and when they should be worried? We reached out to two pediatricians to find out.

Published: 2016-10-21

School Stress: Are Study Drugs Helpful or Harmful?

What happens when high-school and college kids (who don’t have ADHD) take prescription stimulants that are not prescribed to them? Dr. Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, weighs in.

Published: 2016-09-14

School Stress: Prescription Stimulant Abuse

Nearly one-fifth of college students report that they take prescription stimulants that are not prescribed to them. And reports show that high-school students are abusing these medicines too. Let’s take a closer look.

Published: 2016-10-06

School Stress: Modeling Healthy Behavior for Your Child

How you, as a parent, handle stress and life’s pressures can be reflected in your child’s behavior. Learn how to model healthy coping skills.

Published: 2016-09-28

School Stress: Raising Resilient, Self-Aware Kids

Students today are more anxious and stressed out than ever before. Julie Lythcott-Haims saw this first-hand when she served as Stanford University’s Dean of Freshmen for a decade.

Published: 2016-08-31

School Stress: 5 Myths About Stimulant Abuse

Being a student today can be really tough, and often teens will feel tempted to “solve” their academic and social problems with prescription stimulants.

Published: 2016-09-10

My Story of Recovery From Stimulant Use

I am grateful for the responsibilities that life presents and, thanks to recovery, I am prepared to face them.

Published: 2022-10-06

House Passes Measure to Strengthen School-Based Mental Health Care

The U.S. House passed the Mental Health Matters Act last week, which would provide grants to establish a pipeline for school-based mental health service professionals, The Hill reports.

Published: 2023-06-16

Vaping What School Professionals Need to Know to Help Protect Children Teens and Young Adults

What school professionals needs to know to help protect children, teens and young adults.

Published: 2020-09-01

Worried About COVID-19, School and Substance Use? One of Our Specialists Offers Advice.

We chatted with one of our helpline specialists, Deb Drache, to learn more about the concerns she’s hearing as families transition back into a most unusual school year.

Published: 2016-01-15

Prenatal Cocaine Exposure, Illicit-Substance Use and Stress and Craving Processes During Adolescence

Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Published: January 2016

Published: 2018-05-18

Partnership Presents on Vaping at Mamaroneck High School

Pat Aussem, recently led a presentation focused on vaping for parents, teachers and other high school staff at Mamaroneck High School in New York.

Published: 2011-04-04

The Partnership at Drugfree.org and Boston University School of Public Health Collaborate to Expand Join Together

Published: 2019-08-21

5 Things Parents Need to Know About Back to School & Mental Health

Mental health and substance use issues are just some of the topics that cause parents concern as the school year begins. Here's how to help.

Published: 2018-08-02

YOU’RE INVITED: Partnership for Drug-Free Kids and the National Institute on Drug Abuse Host Back-to-School Twitter Chat

Join us on Wednesday, August 8 from 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. EDT as we co-host with the National Institute on Drug Abuse an hour-long Back-to-School Twitter Chat.

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Published: 2021-04-28

Marijuana and School Professionals

Schools that implement comprehensive, age-appropriate and research-based prevention programming can have a real impact on reducing youth marijuana use and its adverse effects.

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Published: 2016-10-14