We are changing our name to CV Alliance! Keep an eye out for our big reveal! Happy Halloween! I read an article about how adults have taken over Halloween, turning costumes of their youth into sexier, grown-up versions to the detriment of parents who want their kids to be kids. When I follow all the […]
A Dose of Prevention: Protecting Our Teens from Medicine Abuse As parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents, teachers, and other concerned adults, we spend a lot of time helping teens circumvent the challenges that could ground them for life. Perhaps one of the biggest challenges teens face is substance abuse. While we may talk to them about […]
October is National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month. As per stopmedicineabuse.org, roughly one out of three teenagers knows someone who has abused over-the-counter (OTC) cough medicine to get high. And, dextromethorphan (DXM) is a safe and effective ingredient found in many OTC cough medicines, but approximately one in 20 teens reports abusing excessive amounts of DXM […]
Greetings from CVDAPC! As our fiscal year ends, let’s take a look back. Here’s a quick list of things we’ve accomplished – largely with your help and support. I’m going to give you a preview of what’s to come in our Year 4 that begins on Oct. 1. • Welcomed Brian Landisi and Harry Leon […]
Little kids, little parties. Big kids, big parties. I attended the parent session on teen parties led by Paul Royer held at the YMCA and learned we must both set limits and set our children free so they can learn how to be social and control their world. Parents must keep tabs, set consequences, and […]
Board Member in the News Joe Allen, CA Narcotic Officer Association, talked about “Molly” (for molecule), a dangerous club drug you knew as Ecstasy, on NBC4. www.nbclosangeles.com National Epidemic: The Medicine Abuse Project webinar: Ninety percent of addictions begin during teenage years. Twenty-five percent of teens report having misused or abused a prescription drug at […]
CADCA Statement on DOJ Decision to Not Challenge State Laws that Legalize Marijuana Washington, D.C. – Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) chairman and CEO Gen. Arthur T. Dean released the following statement in response to the Department of Justice decision to not challenge laws that legalize marijuana use in Colorado and Washington: “The Department […]
1) Get involved. 2) Stay connected. 3) Talk. These succinct parenting tips, courtesy of a major league baseball pamphlet on youth and performance enhancing (PE) drugs, contribute to today’s column. Get involved. Parents/guardians: Do you participate in the things your student does? Are you a PTA member? Booster Club parent? For those who aren’t joiners, […]
We focus on prevention. But what if your child is engaging in risky behavior? Here’s a page from The Partnership at DrugFree.org. They’re the people who brought you the fried eggs, “This is your brain on drugs” ad. Visit www.drugfree.org/intervene to read more. Do you think — or know — that your child is using […]
We were at a barbecue, segregated into two groups: six parents and six high school students. Parents discussed college, the professionalization of high school sports, and raising happy kids even though you’re pushing them to excel so they, like every father there, can attend an Ivy. According to my source, the teens talked about their […]