Drugs and Alcohol

Just because a child is using drug culture terms doesn't prove that she is using drugs of any kind.

Our expert advises a parent on the type of school that will be most helpful to her troubled son.

The best teaching a parent can provide is to show her own values surrounding alcohol and cigarettes by your day-to-day behaviors.

Realistically, teens will more likely quit smoking because a potential boyfriend or girlfriend frowns on it than if you threaten to take the car.

A mother wonders what she can say or do to stress to her daughter that drinking and drugs will hurt her.

Since alcohol will probably enter all our children's lives, we must provide alcohol education long before high school or college.

Frequent anger, experimentation with drugs, and complaints of having "no life" are all certainly normal for a 15-year-old.

By FamilyEducation Editorial Staff

These tips will help you to get a handle on substance abuse on campus.