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If you're a parent worried about your child's drug use, you may be considering drug testing. But experts recommend against at-home drug testing. Learn why.
Tackling Youth Substance Abuse is a coalition of people and organizations with a mission to decrease youth and young adult substance use on Staten Island.
Southwest Behavioral & Health Services offers an array of programs to meet the unique needs of the Arizona communities served.
It's stressful to help your child struggling with substance use. It's harder when you and your partner don't agree on how to do it.
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.
Addiction family therapists believe that problems exist between people, not within them. Try to understand and validate experiences of all family members to get to the root issues.
There are many misconceptions about addiction in our culture which often prevent parents from coping with and helping stop their child's drug use. Learn to separate the myths from the facts.
Drug Prevention Resources envisions a drug-free generation, and believes Texans can make this a reality with the help of people like you.
Many substances are laced with other substances, like fentanyl. Learn tips for how you can help protect your child from accidental overdose.
The Governor's Prevention Partnership equips, empowers, and connects the people and communities of Connecticut to prevent youth substance use and violence.
We asked teens about their friends who engage in substance use and an intention to try substances in the future. Here's what they said.
Families with insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act are not getting the benefits required by law for substance use treatment.
The overprescribing of prescription pain relievers has been a major cause of the opioid epidemic. Know what to ask when your child is prescribed opioids.
If your son or daughter has decided to seek treatment for substance use, the first place to start is to get a substance use assessment.
You don’t have to be affected by drug addiction to support a friend whose kid is struggling, or have to know exactly what to say. You just have to be there.
What if your child is struggling with substance use and their mental health, like depression anxiety or ADHD, at the same time?
During addiction, people often don't build life skills that are needed to manage a healthy life. Recovery is a great place to start.
David and Nic Sheff, of Beautiful Boy, wrote HIGH for teens to talk honestly about drugs.
The emotional pain of drug addiction gets magnified during the holidays. For families with someone newly in recovery, how do you have a “normal” holiday?
When your child is struggling with drugs, it can be sad, hopeful, frustrating -- all at once. How do you deal with this emotion and still help your child?
"You have to let him hit rock bottom" is what many parents hear when their child is struggling with substance use. But is that really true?
If your child has decided to seek rehab treatment for substance use, it's a milestone. But what if treatment for your child isn't available right away?
Methamphetamine, or meth, is experiencing a resurgence. Learn how it affects the body, why it's appealing, and how to help your child get treatment.
After viewing the film, use our discussion guide to spark a conversation on addiction within your family or community.
Many parents struggle with the concept of 'enabling', thinking that any help for their child using drugs is not beneficial. But not all helping is enabling.
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