Meet the Natural High 2017 Video and Essay winner, finalists
We’re big fans of Natural High, a California-based nonprofit organization that is rooted in sound prevention science and provides free resources to help guide youth “to reach their fullest potential and say no to drugs.” Through the powerful and...Patrick Kennedy: ‘Mental health the Civil Right issue of our time’
Former Congressman Patrick Kennedy knows well the damage that can come from harboring family secrets about mental illness and addiction. Son of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy and his first wife, Joan; nephew of President John F. Kennedy and former U.S. Sen. Robert Kennedy,...NIDA: ‘Insufficient evidence’ that marijuana lessens opiate use, death
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) reports that there is insufficient evidence to support claims that marijuana use will reduce opioid use and overdose deaths. The federal agency wrote: Some preliminary studies have suggested that medical marijuana...How parents can help their adolescents not use drugs
The most important thing parents can do for their adolescent with a substance problem is to maintain a positive, warm and loving relationship with him or her because this is the most important tool parents have to shape their child’s values and future...Read the book
Clearing the Haze is a guide designed to help parents determine whether their child may have a substance problem and, if so, how to begin to address it. This book includes the voices and insight of experts in substance abuse counseling, young people in recovery, and parents who have lived the nightmare of adolescent addiction.