Check Yourself For Teens

All teenagers get curious about drugs and alcohol. Check yourself is a place for older teens to think in a focused way about their relationship with drugs and alcohol, and invites them to consider whether their substance use risks turning into a problem for them. So check out the website yourself and make sure to let your teen know about it. It help gives them important information as well as a voice with the discussion boards that are available. Click on the link below to go to the website:


http://www.checkyourself.com/

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What Everyone Should Know About Teen Smoking

The Center for Disease Control & Prevention's latest research shows the teen smoking rate held steady between 2003 and 2007, at 22%, after a decline of 14% from 1997 to 2003. Officials cite a lack of state spending on prevention as the primary culprit in this leveling-off of the 30-day past use rate. Read more at:

http://in.reuters.com/article/health/idINN2633099820080626

Teen Drinkers Get Alcohol From Adults

Over half of America's teens are using alcohol, and 40% of those are getting it from adults for free, according to the latest federal research:

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Healthday/story?id=5256437&page=1

OTC Drug Abuse: A New Epidemic

The internet has made it easier for teens to find out how to use and get drugs. The latest group of substances in this trend are legal, cheap, and easily accessible to teens. DXM (also known as "skittles," "robo," "triple c's," and "red devils") is an ingredient in several over-the-counter cough and cold medicines. Abuse can lead to hallucinations, dizzyness and nausea, and eventually liver and brain damage or even death. Read more on OTC drug abuse:

For teens: http://www.freevibe.com/Drug_Facts/prescription_OTC_full_article.asp

For parents: http://www.teendrugabuse.us/over_the_counter_drug_abuse.html

For all: http://www.theantidrug.com/DRUG_INFO/drug_info_dxm.asp
http://www.drugfree.org/General/Articles/Article.aspx?id=6e2a1230-8fef-4e8d-8b1c-883589a9548f&IsPreviewMode=true&UVer=f29e4571-96d6-4528-98ff-08c58a5a98f2