Straight Talk for Teens

Alcohol

Can you trust calling parents for a ride?

Editor’s Web Note: Many parents insist they can be called. But parents, will your teen actually call you? In a 2007 Center for Disease Control survey, in that past month, three out of ten teenagers rode in a car with a driver who had…

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Teens like—but don’t respect—parents who allow booze parties

Editor’s Web Note: I hope today’s column gives pause to parents who think they are doing the right thing by allowing booze parties in their homes. I have empathy for the mindset behind them, we all want our kids to be safe, but…

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Alcoholic stepfather verbally abuses son

Editor’s Web Note: Alcohol is often used to “find out who someone really is”. But is the evil it can lay bare someone’s ‘true’ psychological nature, or is it born of the alcohol? Any insights? Please write…

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Parent-supervised booze parties have big-time consequences

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The Amethyst Initiative: Should the drinking age be lowered?

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Teens who say ‘no’ to drugs suffer harsh peer criticism

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Living drug-free takes a village

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Holiday drinking nightmarish for children of alcoholics

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Breathalyzer at prom makes for a good date

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Binge drinking usually a form of self-medication

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