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How Parents Can Help Their Underage Kids Resist Alcohol

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Reported By: Aimee Cunningham, NPR Health News “Parental monitoring and warmth are a protective device against kids’ binge drinking.” While a sense of inevitability often surrounds the topic of teen drinking, adults can play an important role in preventing underage alcohol use. Two recent studies provide guidance for parents. One finds that parents […]

Substance Use Among Teens Is Never Benign

in Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment / Binge Drinking / Drinking / Drugs & Alcohol / E-News / Marijuana / Parent Tips / Parenting / Risky Behaviour / Smoking / Teenage Smoking / Treatment by Adolescent Counseling Services June 8, 2016January 27, 2022 0 comments

By: Kathleen Meyers, Ph.D., YouthToday.org Kathleen Meyers, Ph.D., is a senior investigator with the Treatment Research Institute and a recognized leader in the assessment and treatment of adolescent substance use disorders, delinquency and co-morbidity. Meyers is the author of the Comprehensive Adolescent Severity Inventory, a multidimensional assessment instrument for youth with co-morbidity, which is widely […]