We know that almost everyone who struggles with addiction began using substances before the age of 18. So, we need to talk...
One of the main reasons I ended up addicted to drugs and alcohol was anxiety. Now make no mistake, I suffer from...
Just like the abstinence-only approach to teen sex, the abstinence-only approach to marijuana sees itself as offering a realistic path to young...
Opioid use in the U.S. is a crisis. For 30 percent of kids removed from their parents’ care, substance use in the...
Justin Riley, president of Young People in Recovery, got to sit next to President Obama at the National Rx Drug Abuse and...
As prescription pain medication abuse grows in prevalence among youth, we can expect the rates of accidental overdose deaths among 12- to...
"I just couldn't stop," said Nolan Eley, 25, who lived through a revolving door of getting help, relapsing and alienating loved ones...
A young writer reflects on how his father’s addiction impacted his family, his growing up and his own substance use. “After everything,...
To turn the tide on opiate addiction and right the course of many young lives before intensive and costly treatment is needed,...
"I immediately took my Narcan out, squirted a milligram of Narcan into her nose and within about 20 seconds [she] took this...
Moriah Barrett, then 14, woke up to burns on her body one night along with physical evidence that she had been raped....
A young writer’s story indicates many places where youth workers and systems could have intervened — healing child sexual abuse, treating drug...
Hitting eight years sober means I’ve officially been in recovery longer than I was in active addiction. That’s something incredibly special to...
The shift puts a glaring light on the way Americans fight for white lives. One select group is differentiated from the rest...
College students are an interesting and important group of drinkers to study. As a group, 18- to 24-year olds are among the...
The Baby and Mother Bonding Initiative program (BAMBI) delivers tough love as it helps incarcerated mothers bond with their babies born in...
“Man this breaks my heart,” wrote one commentator. “I'm battling addiction right now and it's not easy at all,” shared another. “But...
Two mothers and a father talk about what it's like to be the parent of a substance user in this affecting piece...
Subject: Youth Health/Welfare, Youth Substance Abuse, Drugs, HIV Prevention | Deadline: Apr. 19, 2016
As a child, Logan Karr, 18, never felt accepted by his affluent peers. He turned to self-mutilation, then inhalants and psychedelics in...