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It is our responsibility to keep our children safe from the dangers of illegal drugs and alcohol abuse. This can be a difficult task at times, but you’re not alone. This website has been designed to help you help your children. Assembled by drug and alcohol professionals, you will find the best resources available online.
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 Learn the basics you'll need to help your children before they get involved with drugs or alcohol. See descriptions and pictures of drugs; take an evaluation quiz. CLICK HERE |
 Need some advice on helping free your child of a drug or alcohol problem? Here are some tips that may help you learn, evaluate and take action. CLICK HERE |
 Need some suggestions about how to begin to talk to your teen? Take a look at these sample conversations. CLICK HERE |
 Is your child in need of a treatment program? Learn how select the right type of program for your loved one. CLICK HERE |
 Watch some streaming video of real people talking about their experiences and expressing their opinions concerning drugs and alcohol. CLICK HERE |
 Not finding answers to your questions? Ask a professional from ADAD or Urban Peak. These professionals in the field can help you with help on specific topics. CLICK HERE |
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Breaking the cycle
Trapped for six years in the chaos of methamphetamine addiction, Craig resident Tom Cramer now says each day without the drug is both a blessing and a challenge.
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An unconscious man was hauled into the hospital nearly dead this past winter.
‘Sick and tired'
When Mark, 41, recalls his childhood, the descriptions conjure images of an idyllic family where loving parents created a healthy, happy environment for their six children. |
Of the 43,443 deaths in motor vehicle accidents in 2005, 39 percent, or 16,885, were attributed to alcohol.
National Survey Finds Parents Underestimate
Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use by Youth
THE TRUTH ABOUT MARIJUANA
FACT VS. FICTION
HOSTING ALCOHOL FREE PARTIES!!
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Parents: TheAntiDrug.com
TheAntiDrug.com was created by the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign to equip parents and other adult caregivers with the tools they need to raise drug-free kids. Working with the nation's leading experts in the fields of parenting and substance abuse prevention, TheAntiDrug.com serves as a drug prevention information center, and a supportive community for parents to interact and learn from each other.
Free Vibe
Freevibe has compiled a list of resources to help you get started on your article. Contact us if you need help finding drug experts or medical researchers in the field. Additionally we can help connect you to teens who share their personal stories and can comment on their experience with drugs and the negative impact it’s had on their lives.
The Partnership for Drug Free America
The Partnership for a Drug-Free America is a nonprofit coalition of communication, health, medical and educational professionals working to reduce illicit drug use and help people live healthy, drug-free lives.
Leadership to children Alcohol Free
Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free, a unique coalition of Governors' spouses, Federal agencies, and public and private organizations, is an initiative to prevent the use of alcohol by children ages 9 to 15. It is the only national effort that focuses on alcohol use in this age group. The initiative was founded by The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and has been joined by additional Federal sponsors. |
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