In his empowering new book, “What’s a Parent To Do? Straight Talk on Drugs and Alcohol,” Nobel Peace Prize co-recipient Henry David Abraham, M.D. gives parents a three pronged approach that shows you how to take real steps to prevent drug and alcohol abuse, know the drugs that put your child at risk and take positive action if your child is already using drugs or alcohol.
There is no secret that our kids use drugs. More than half use an illegal substance before they graduate from high school. If children are subjected to random drug testing, goes the logic, testing might stop their drug use, or at least serve as a red flag to their parents. The problem is that not [...]
Seldom do parents feel as helpless and guilty as when they learn that their kids have gotten into trouble with drugs. Lots of parents feel that way. A casual glance at today’s newspaper is likely to tell the painful story of a combination of permissive parents, teenage drinking, and heartbreaking tragedy. Studies show that in [...]
Robin Williams once said that cocaine is God’s way of saying you have too much money. That may be true for supermodels like Kate Moss, but it’s hardly true for most kids fooling with cocaine. Moss was featured in a recent article, along with “shocking pictures,” using cocaine in a London recording studio. Today her [...]
