Parents Preventing Prescription Drug Abuse: An Interview With Gina Hijjawi

Parents Preventing Prescription Drug Abuse: An Interview with Gina Hijjawi – In this interview, Gina Hijjawi, Ph.D. shares with us key steps parents can take to prevent their teens from abusing prescription drugs. In addition to sharing resources for parents to educate themselves, Dr. Hijjawi informs us of different ways parents can communicate with teens and ensure that prescription drugs are not easily accessible.

Substance abuse expert: Increased marijuana use will lead to more crowded …

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Mark Thomson is the former director of a local addiction treatment program for adolescents and their families and a member of the Kent County Prevention Coalition, a local substance abuse prevention organization focused on reducing adolescent use of …
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Shattering the myths of drug abuse

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Anderson said CACY's prevention educators work with schools to present age-appropriate substance abuse information delivered in a way that kids of different ages and parents can build on. “The best thing is for adolescents to have all the accurate …
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Underage drinking, drug abuse is declining

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by Deborah Fox | Jan 9, 2013 | Filed under: News. The latest New Mexico Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey report shows that underage drinking and drug abuse in Valencia County declined in 2011 from 2009, although it is still slightly higher than the …
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