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Talking to your kids about substance abuse - the earlier the better

Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 7:46am

Talking to your kids about drugs can be difficult, here are some tips that might help.

http://www.ncpc.org/topics/drug-abuse/alcohol-tobacco-and-other-drugs

Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - 7:48am

Addiction is precisely a disease that disrupts the neuronal circuits that enable us to exert free choice, addiction is a disease of the brain. Once addiction takes hold, there is greatly diminished capacity, on one’s own, to stop using.

Drug impaired driving on the rise

Friday, March 21, 2014 - 7:51am

A recent study from Monitoring the Future found that driving under the influence of alcohol for youth has declined, while drugged driving have increased.

http://www.cadca.org/resources/detail/... Read more about Drug impaired driving on the rise

New release from the Washington State Health Department

Thursday, March 20, 2014 - 10:53am

Less kids are using alcohol and tobacco but we still need to improve in helping kids with their depressed feeling, according to the Healthy Youth Survey

http://www.doh.wa.gov/Newsroom/2013NewsReleases/... Read more about New release from the Washington State Health Department

Liquor Privatization is bad for our youth

Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - 7:54am

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/02/liquor_privatization_in_washin.html

Severe mental illness is tied to higher rates of substance use

Friday, March 14, 2014 - 9:09am

New NIH study shows that certain protective factors do not exist in those with severe mental illness, they are at a higher risk for substance use

Drugged Driving, know the facts

Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - 9:32am

Sharing the road with drugged drivers puts everyone at risk

http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/drugged-driving

E-Cigarettes causing more adolescents to become addicted to nicotine