Expert Karen Khaleghi, PhD, explains the difference between drug or alcohol use versus abuse or addiction and how to protect your teenager from these issues.
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Judge Michael Fields explains the current effects of legalizing marijuana.
Judge Michael Fields talks about the dangerous effects of illegal drug use.
Dr. Deborah Gilboa explains what every parent needs to know about vaping.
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David Sheff, Best-Selling Author, shares advice for parents on how to recognize the signs that your teenager is using and having problems with drugs
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Best-selling author David Sheff details the neurological predisposition to addiction to either alcohol or drugs and how certain individuals are more likely to become... read more
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David Sheff, Best-Selling Author, shares advice for parents on how to recognize the signs that indicate that your child may be using drugs
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Karen Khaleghi, PhD, describes the best course of action if you catch your child with illegal substances.
Karen Khaleghi, PhD, discusses how ADHD is sometimes misdiagnosed, and how ADHD medications and addiction can intersect
Karen Khaleghi, PhD, warns parents about ritalin abuse and how ritalin and alcohol can be a lethal combination
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Karen Khaleghi, PhD, describes the dangerous way young women are combining drugs to get a quick high without consuming calories
Karen Khaleghi, PhD, explains why honor students might use drugs
Karen Khaleghi, PhD, shares the signs to look for in your child that suggest she or he might be heading towards drug or alcohol addiction
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Watch Michael J. Bradley, EdD's video on When a parent suspects teen marijuana or alcohol use...
Author and psychologist Michael J. Bradley, EdD's video helps parents by explaining how to discourage teens from sex, drugs and violence.
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Watch Jonathan Scott's video on Prescription drug use in teens...
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See Dan Cronin, LISAC, CADAC, CAS, CCS's video on Understanding teen drug and alcohol addiction...
See Meg Newman, MS, LMFT's video on When your teen asks if you tried drugs or alcohol...
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View Dan Cronin, LISAC, CADAC, CAS, CCS's video on When to get professional help for drugs...
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View Dan Cronin, LISAC, CADAC, CAS, CCS's video on Why today's biggest drug problem is prescription meds...
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Sharon LeGore, Family Advocate, shares advice for parents on the effects of using tough love on troubled kids, and how it can work in some cases but also push a fragile... read more
Learn about: Dangers of assuming all kids will experiment from Michael Dennis, PhD,...
Psychologist Michael Dennis, PhD, explains how drug and alcohol use in teenagers has changed over the last twenty years, and how drugs and alcohol used by teens has also... read more
Medical Toxicologist Cyrus Rangan, MD, shares advice for parents on what to do if your teen has been poisoned and how to tell if the teen's poisoning was accidental or... read more
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Watch Michael Dennis, PhD's video on Cocaine and crack use today...
Psychologist and addiction expert Michael Dennis, PhD discusses the most addictive drugs and how teenagers can get in dangerous situations or possibly overdose.
View Michael Dennis, PhD's video on Allowing teens to use drugs or alcohol at home...
Psychologist Michael Dennis, PhD, explains how R-rated movies, if seen by children before the age of 17, can increase children's likelihood of using drugs
Watch Michael Dennis, PhD's video on Why teens use drugs and alcohol...
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Psychologist Michael Dennis, PhD, shares advice for parents on why it is not a good idea to tell your kids about your past drug and alcohol use when you were your their... read more
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Chris Fulton, PhD Adolescent Psychologist, shares advice for parents on the best steps to take if you believe that your teenage child is using drugs