Updates from Partnership from a Drug-Free America

It has been awhile (swamped to start the year!) since I posted the best of the best blog posts from Partnership for a Drug Free America. I actually read and skimmed about 50 blog posts they have posted over the last 3-4 weeks, but am only posting links to about a half dozen below. If you do any online reading, I would recommend their blog as they post often and usually have some good information for both parents and students. Please take a look at the articles below and click on the link if it sounds interesting or useful to you.

Partnership for a Drug Free America home site click here!

Illicit drug use down in cities, but prescription drug abuse up. Click here to read more!
---This article is just one of many that shows how prescription drugs could be one of the biggest drug threats to adults and teens in our country. Easy access but very dangerous.

American "Medicine Chest" Challenge. Click here!
---Now that you know prescription drugs are a problem, how can you help prevent the abuse of these drugs by people in your home.

Authoritative Mothers help reduce risky teenage behavior with drugs/alcohol click here!
---Seems like a "no-duh" comment, but does reinforce the importance of having set rules and boundaries and not being afraid to have strict rules with teenage children.

Smoking in adolescence could lead to an earlier death click here!
---Some kids smoke during their teenage years and some even continue in college and think that no real harm was done. But this study shows a different story.

Finally, some good news. Drinking and Driving numbers are drastically down. Some great stats and figures in this article. Click here!

Updates from "Partnership for a Drug Free America" Blog

As I get caught up on my blog reading again, I ran across several good and interesting articles on the Partnership for a Drug Free America blog. I have placed the blog links below. Please click on them and give them a read if the topic interests you. Also, consider following the Partnership for a Drug Free America blog as it routinely has great information and updates nearly daily.

Empowering Youth to Prevent Underage Drinking click here. This article talks about how all of the stats about teens doing drugs or drinking alcohol doesn't always remind you that because the percentages are low, that means the majority of students are doing the right thing and making the right choices. Give this article a quick read to see how students can be the solution to the problem of teens using and abusing drugs and alcohol.

American Smokers Using Less Cigarettes click here. Good news about cigarette smoking in the United States.

Teens Struggle with Quitting Smoking click here. Even though the article above is good news, this article shows you how powerful the addiction to cigarettes can be, especially in teens. Cigarettes simply can't be something you experiment with as you can get hooked and addicted with just one puff.