Underage Drinking | Drug Use Prevention
Would a Lower Drinking Age Solve the Underage Drinking Problem
There is a perception in America that the cause of underage binge drinking is the drinking age. The perception continues that the Europeans do not have the problems with underage binge drinking on par with American youth because the Europeans have “taught” their youth to drink from an early age, and they don’t hold alcohol…
Read MoreImpaired Driving Prevention – 3 Things to Know
National Impaired Driving Prevention Month is celebrated annually in December, and the message is simple – “Don’t Drive Impaired.” So why is it that after a night of partying a person can think, “It’s only a few blocks, I can drive.” Or after dinner out, a person can say, “What’s the big deal? She’s only…
Read MoreLimit Media Time | Protect Your Child’s Developing Brain – AAP
Avoid media time – including TV, computer, phone or other electronic devices – for toddlers and infants under age two and limit it to under two hours/day for children and teens is the recommendation of the American Academy of Pediatrics. I can’t even imagine what it would be like raising a child in today’s media…
Read MoreDetaching With Love – A Mother’s Story
Margaret Searle is a mother; a mother whose son, David, developed the disease of addiction. In the last month of David’s life, he became a missing person, walking out of his home and out of the lives of all who loved him. Devastated – fighting for his life against those in society who should have…
Read MoreWhy Just Say No Typically Doesn’t Work
Just Say No is a well-intended message and prevention effort. Unfortunately, it typically does not work with young people due to four key problems with the message. But, thanks to new imaging technologies of the past 10-15 years and the intensive, extensive studies of the live human brain in action, over time, under the influence,…
Read MoreGive Their Brain a Break | Underage Drinking Prevention
This year, I am focusing on Underage Drinking Prevention in celebration of SAMHSA’s National Prevention Week 2013 – “Your voice. Your choice. Make a Difference.” SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) is the sponsoring organization for this national celebration and, as usual, has created an arsenal of resources and toolkit materials for each…
Read MoreYouth Alcohol Abuse Prevention Programs From a Different Angle | 21st Century Brain Research and SECONDHAND DRINKING
Youth Alcohol Abuse Prevention Programs in schools, when conducted from a different angle – that of 21st Century Brain Research and SECONDHAND DRINKING (SHD) – opens a host of opportunities for the information to be heard differently and to spread the information beyond just the student. How? Three Key Reasons To Use 21st Century Brain…
Read MoreWant to Get Through to Teens – Talk to Their Brain
Want to Get Through to Teens – Talk to Their Brain – really! In my decade of research and writing on brain development and the brain disease of addiction, understanding the whole story about puberty and the brain’s evolution [see Image 2 below] gave me the pieces that finally completed the puzzle on how/why teens…
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