Should Parents Talk About Past Drug Use With Teens?

Should Parents Talk About Past Drug Use with Teens? – Hazelden’s William Cope Moyers talks with ABC-TV’s “Good Morning America” about the Hazelden’s “Four Generations Overcoming Addiction” campaign and study finding that half of teens say they would be less likely to use drugs if their parents would tell them about their own experience with drugs and alcohol. For more about sharing personal experiences with addiction, visit www.hazelden.org or call 800.257.7810.

Sam Lutfi Details Britney Spears' Alleged Drug Abuse in Defamation Trial

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Joseph went on claiming that his client wanted to help save Britney and clean her house of drugs, so he brought drug-sniffing dogs and found a substance that was probably crystal meth. Sam allegedly also tried to get Britney to meet a psychiatrist two …
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Shasta County child abuse rate climbs to twice state level

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Shasta County's abuse rate rose to 21.7 per 1,000 children, up from 19.1 per 1,000 in 2010, according to the Shasta County Mental Health, Alcohol and Drug Advisory Board's 2011 Annual Report, which the board approved Wednesday night. The report comes …
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