Category: Teen Drugs And Alcohol

Parents who are seeking help determining whether or not their kids are using drugs, have a helpful but little known weapon to use in their quest for information – home drug tests. Despite parent-child trust issues that may arise as a result of the testing, [...]

As if the rise in teenage prescription drug abuse wasn’t bad enough, now many young people are mixing a variety of different medications together in attempt to achieve a more potent euphoric effect. Unfortunately, as the death of actor Heath Ledger should have proven, mixing [...]

When TV host and ex-wife of Boomtown Rats lead singer Bob Geldof Paula Yates died of a heroin overdose in 2006, few were surprised. Yates had struggled with heroin and drug addiction for much of her adult life. Much sadder is the news that Yates [...]

Crystal meth use is continuing to spread across the globe like a runaway forest fire. With strong, addictive effects, Methamphetamine use is destroying the health and well being of young people around the world. In response to the growing problem of meth use, several anti-drug [...]

Teenagers and adolescents who have an alcohol or drug abuse problem are putting their long-term health at great risk. From the age of 12 through 20 years old, a young person’s body is in transition. Drugs and alcohol alters the system during this crucial period [...]