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Adolescence is a developmental period of growth and great potential, but it is also a time of risk-taking and experimentation — including...
Making sure doctors are trained in prevention and treatment is critical. Assuring that addiction is addressed in routine medical practice will help...
Meet 24-year-old Jessica McDaniel: The woman who couldn't go without a drink before 11 in the morning is now helping other young...
This new report from Trust for America's Health uses comprehensive national data to rank all 50 states on how how effective they...
Though the most effective policies have been identified to fight substance abuse in teens, states don't use them widely enough, public health...
Three years ago, Dejohn Taylor’s life was in turmoil. Substance abuse had sent him spiraling toward self-destruction. He was finding himself in...
Hurt. Frustration. Grief. Anger. Guilt. Three sisters and one brother reflect on their dead siblings' drug addictions.
The evidence is clear and alarming: Teens who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBTQ) are more likely to use drugs...
Judges, caseworkers and child welfare administrators say an increase in heroin use nationwide is linked to a surge of kids into the...
We just got back from feeding Harlow at the hospital, and we were hanging out in the motor home. I was getting...
The International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol & Other Drugs (INEBRIA) held its 12th conference in Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 23-25.
As part of National Substance Abuse Prevention Month, peer educators and adult supporters at GUIDE in Georgia speak up about the impact...
Thousands gathered at the Unite to Face Addiction Rally in Washington, D.C., Sunday, Oct. 4, to fight the stigma of addiction and...
College recovery groups, recovery high schools and many adolescents and 20-somethings joined the crowd to show their support for ending the silence...
"It's important for young people to know that recovery is possible, that going back to school is possible. That having fun and...
The Unite to Face Addiction rally is expected to draw nearly 700 organizations and tens of thousands of people for a day...
Doctors, social workers and other professionals spoke up about the most pressing problems they see among adolescents and addiction — and shared...
The STAY program, now in its third year, is training as many as 40 peer mentors each year — young people who...
Four traps that get in the way of readiness: Knowing these has transformed how I think about readiness.