A new study published in the journal Alcoholism focused on sleep behaviors and alcohol use in teenagers. Findings show that many children develop sleep problems.
Teen Alcohol Abuse PSA. Is bacardi considered alcoholic? If it is, why do so many young-aged teens drink it with their friends,etc? Q&A: How can I help local kids that have been affected by METH? ...
Alcohol is the most commonly used recreational drug in Western societies, with about 90 percent of people having consumed alcohol at some stage in their lives and about 30 percent of people developing a form of alcohol-use disorder. ...
There are many reasons why some children and young teens start abusing alcohol and marijuana or any other drug. Most young people abuse some form of drug because they see their family members or friends or known people abuse and seems ...
While anecdotal evidence of teen alcohol abuse in Clarke County exists, many people in our community may rightly demand stronger documentation prior to committing the public funding necessary to develop a concerted educational and ...
PARK CITY, UTAH (ABC 4 News) Underage drinkers, who get busted, go to court where all of the judges, lawyers, and jury are all teens themselves. Its being talked about at the Northwest Alcohol Conference in Park City for law enforcement. A peer court system already operates in Utah, but is mostly used for offenses such as graffiti, or truancy. Next door in Colorado it has been proven effective ...
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - According to the Surgeon General, one in five youth have a mental health disorder. There are 46,000 young people in Utah alone battling...
Teens with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - the most common childhood psychiatric condition in the United States - are less likely to finish high school on time than students with other mental-health disorders that often are considered more serious, a large national study by researchers at the UC Davis School of Medicine has found. The study found that nearly one third of ...
ELMIRA-- Two local teenagers were charged with stealing cans of whipped cream from a grocery store. While it may have been a harmless prank, what many parents don't know is that kids can use whipped cream cans as inhalants to get high.
WESTERLY - A Zoning Board of Review public hearing for a controversial teen center in Granite Center will be continued until the board's Sept. 1 meeting.