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How Parents can take an active role in their teen’s recovery from addictive disease?
September 24, 2009
Part 1 of facing your teen’s addiction During illness, good parents instinctively attend to their children’s needs and provide an ample supply of love and comfort. As the child recovers, family life quickly returns to normal. Unfortunately, it’s not the same when a teen becomes addicted to drugs or alcohol. Drug and alcohol dependence are chronic, debilitating disorders where recovery is possible, but a cure is not. Some addicted teens require prolonged treatment or multiple stints in treatment...
September 24, 2009
Part 1 of facing your teen’s addiction During illness, good parents instinctively attend to their children’s needs and provide an ample supply of love and comfort. As the child recovers, family life quickly returns to normal. Unfortunately, it’s not the same when a teen becomes addicted to drugs or alcohol. Drug and alcohol dependence are chronic, debilitating disorders where recovery is possible, but a cure is not. Some addicted teens require prolonged treatment or multiple stints in treatment...
Do you know what is affecting your children? Trends Youth Are Facing
September 9, 2009
A long time ago, I was a stockbroker. In those days, I constantly paid attention to various fundamentals and influences on the market. Why…because it was critical to my ability to invest my clients’ assets into the proper investments and answer questions that they might have. Beyond that, I recognized there were a lot of influences on the market and to do a good job, I had to know what was going on to meet my clients’ varying needs. Is it possible to stay ahead of trends youth today...
September 9, 2009
A long time ago, I was a stockbroker. In those days, I constantly paid attention to various fundamentals and influences on the market. Why…because it was critical to my ability to invest my clients’ assets into the proper investments and answer questions that they might have. Beyond that, I recognized there were a lot of influences on the market and to do a good job, I had to know what was going on to meet my clients’ varying needs. Is it possible to stay ahead of trends youth today...
I have a child who…has aerosol cans under the bed.
August 14, 2009
I have a child who has aerosol cans under the bed. Drug use among young people surfaced in the 60’s as a sign of rebellion and a way of acting out against “the establishment.” The drugs of choice were marijuana, alcohol, and speed. Over the years, inhalants (aerosols, gasoline, butane, freon, correction fluid, glue, etc.) became more readily used by younger children because of their nominal cost and availability. Those that experimented with inhalants often turned to marijuana...
August 14, 2009
I have a child who has aerosol cans under the bed. Drug use among young people surfaced in the 60’s as a sign of rebellion and a way of acting out against “the establishment.” The drugs of choice were marijuana, alcohol, and speed. Over the years, inhalants (aerosols, gasoline, butane, freon, correction fluid, glue, etc.) became more readily used by younger children because of their nominal cost and availability. Those that experimented with inhalants often turned to marijuana...
Drug Trends – Teen Issues
July 24, 2009
The world outside has not become less real just because the prisoner cannot see it." J.R.R. Tolkien Recently, several officers from the Sheriff’s Department of a large Georgia city talked with our staff concerning the drugs they were seeing emerge on the streets. As they spoke about what they were witnessing and how drugs were being made, I was struck by one of the officer's comments: “We will never be able to do anything but play catch up. People who want to use drugs will always be ahead...
July 24, 2009
The world outside has not become less real just because the prisoner cannot see it." J.R.R. Tolkien Recently, several officers from the Sheriff’s Department of a large Georgia city talked with our staff concerning the drugs they were seeing emerge on the streets. As they spoke about what they were witnessing and how drugs were being made, I was struck by one of the officer's comments: “We will never be able to do anything but play catch up. People who want to use drugs will always be ahead...
Marijuana – The Drug of Choice for Life’s Losers
July 15, 2009
A study recently published in the medical journal, Addiction confirms what many have observed for years. Teens and young adults who smoke marijuana regularly, grossly underachieve in life. This breakthrough research studied the progress of approximately 1900 teens for 10 years and found that regular marijuana users were three times more likely to be unemployed or drop out of school than non users. The evidence of marijuana's negative effect on young people is so overwhelming that the scientist...
July 15, 2009
A study recently published in the medical journal, Addiction confirms what many have observed for years. Teens and young adults who smoke marijuana regularly, grossly underachieve in life. This breakthrough research studied the progress of approximately 1900 teens for 10 years and found that regular marijuana users were three times more likely to be unemployed or drop out of school than non users. The evidence of marijuana's negative effect on young people is so overwhelming that the scientist...
News of SNURF
September 16, 2008
In the news on September 9th, there was an article about 4 Pennsylvania 10th graders who had taken an herbal supplement called “SNURF,” and wound up being hospitalized. Where had they bought them? A drug dealer? A friend? An older sibling? No, they purchased the pink pill online over the internet. I’ve talked about this before, but individuals who want to get high, will make every effort to do so, often with that which is most readily accessible and easy to purchase. While according...
September 16, 2008
In the news on September 9th, there was an article about 4 Pennsylvania 10th graders who had taken an herbal supplement called “SNURF,” and wound up being hospitalized. Where had they bought them? A drug dealer? A friend? An older sibling? No, they purchased the pink pill online over the internet. I’ve talked about this before, but individuals who want to get high, will make every effort to do so, often with that which is most readily accessible and easy to purchase. While according...
Five things that parents need to know: (advice from teenagers to adults)
August 11, 2008
The internet has more on it than you can begin to imagine. You can go to websites and learn how to make drugs from everyday items, their effects, danger, etc…to the chemical makeup of LSD or how to make Crystal Meth. Don’t underestimate a child’s power to deceive. The more they deceive the better they become at deception. Practice paying attention to your child when they’re younger and it won’t seem so strange to them when they are older. Don’t be in denial about your children...
August 11, 2008
The internet has more on it than you can begin to imagine. You can go to websites and learn how to make drugs from everyday items, their effects, danger, etc…to the chemical makeup of LSD or how to make Crystal Meth. Don’t underestimate a child’s power to deceive. The more they deceive the better they become at deception. Practice paying attention to your child when they’re younger and it won’t seem so strange to them when they are older. Don’t be in denial about your children...
20 Ways To Lose Your Teen
May 29, 2008
Allow them to watch television whenever they want, preferably in their bedroom—and make sure they have unfettered access to MTV, HBO, Cinemax, and premium movies channels. Put a computer with a high speed Internet connection in their room or in a place where they can use it without your supervision. Respect their privacy—never go in their rooms, monitor their email, or check on their Internet activity. Don’t monitor, question or in any way restrict their music or entertainment consumption. Subscribe...
May 29, 2008
Allow them to watch television whenever they want, preferably in their bedroom—and make sure they have unfettered access to MTV, HBO, Cinemax, and premium movies channels. Put a computer with a high speed Internet connection in their room or in a place where they can use it without your supervision. Respect their privacy—never go in their rooms, monitor their email, or check on their Internet activity. Don’t monitor, question or in any way restrict their music or entertainment consumption. Subscribe...
Parents are the Teachers, not the Culture
August 30, 2007
What role are you playing in teaching your children? This article is an excerpt from our Dangerous Trends parenting resource. Order your copy now » I recently watched my two children play a game in our driveway called “cross the street.” Other than the squirrels, my driveway is not a particularly busy place, but, in their imaginary world, it must have seemed real. My oldest child, who is six, was telling my youngest, who is two, how you safely cross the street. As he gave instructions,...
August 30, 2007
What role are you playing in teaching your children? This article is an excerpt from our Dangerous Trends parenting resource. Order your copy now » I recently watched my two children play a game in our driveway called “cross the street.” Other than the squirrels, my driveway is not a particularly busy place, but, in their imaginary world, it must have seemed real. My oldest child, who is six, was telling my youngest, who is two, how you safely cross the street. As he gave instructions,...
Drug Trends
April 25, 2007
The world outside has not become less real just because the prisoner cannot see it." J.R.R. Tolkien In last month’s newsletter, we outlined a four part series on trends and how we as parents must pay attention to what is shaping and affecting our children. A goal of this ministry is to make parents aware of what we learn working with our young men so that we as parents and as a culture can anticipate what our children might be facing now and in the future. (To read last month's article...
April 25, 2007
The world outside has not become less real just because the prisoner cannot see it." J.R.R. Tolkien In last month’s newsletter, we outlined a four part series on trends and how we as parents must pay attention to what is shaping and affecting our children. A goal of this ministry is to make parents aware of what we learn working with our young men so that we as parents and as a culture can anticipate what our children might be facing now and in the future. (To read last month's article...
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