Teen Drug and Alcohol Abuse News/Info

Interactive drug and alcohol abuse educational resource The National Institute for Drug Abuse has a great website with interactive features, providing valuable information behind the science of drug and alcohol abuse. Play their informative matching game by clicking here! News survey on adolescent attitudes toward drug use A new survey released by a Partnership for […]

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Adolescents in middle school (Drugs and alcohol statistics)

Experimentation is a often a part of a middle schooler’s life in today’s society. Let’s take a look at 2007 drug and alcohol statistics from Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties: –Children start drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes earlier than they use other substances. –Some students report use as early as the fifth grade (1.6% […]

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