Q&A With Our President Steve Pasierb on Breezymama.com
Do you often wonder how to start a dialogue with your kids about not using drugs or alcohol? Do you worry that your teen will ask you if you ever used drugs? And just what is the right age to …
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The Partnership at Drugfree.org Comments on New National Study on Teen Substance Abuse
~CASA Survey Reports Teens Who Regularly Use Social Networking Sites More Likely to Smoke, Drink, Use Drugs ~ New York, NY – August, 24 2011 – A national study released today by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse …
July Newsletter: Second Annual Commissioner’s Play Healthy Awards
Is your son’s baseball coach an outstanding leader? Does your daughter’s volleyball teammate excel at sportsmanship and encourage others to make good decisions? If you know a youth coach or student athlete who displays these admirable qualities, we invite you …
Watch Tom Hedrick Interview on “Good Day Street Talk”
Our very own Tom Hedrick was interviewed for FOX’s public affairs TV show “Good Day Street Talk,” which aired on July 9th. Hedrick, who serves as Senior Communications Officer for The Partnership at Drugfree.org, discussed the problem of prescription drug abuse among American teens and offered advice to parents to help prevent the abuse of medications in their own families. …
U.S. Rules That Marijuana Has No Medical Use. What Does Science Say?
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) ruled on Friday that marijuana has "no accepted medical use" and should therefore remain illegal under federal law — regardless of conflicting state legislation allowing medical marijuana and despite hundreds of studies and centuries of medical practice attesting to the drug's benefits. …
The Partnership at Drugfree.org Responds to National Study on Teen Substance Abuse, America’s #1 Public Health Problem
The Partnership at Drugfree.org responds to national study released today by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University underscores the vital role of parents in preventing drug and alcohol abuse among their children and teens. …
Libby Zimmer Joins The Partnership at Drugfree.org as Senior Vice President, Director of Development
The Partnership at Drugfree.org welcomes Libby Zimmer as the organization’s SVP and Director of Development. Zimmer will play an important role in increasing the nonprofit’s development capacity and lead the enlistment and cultivation of individuals directly affected by addiction. …
Read the Latest WebMD Article About Teen Privacy
As kids get older, keeping them safe can get complicated. While separating from parents can be healthy, teens are notorious for bad, sometimes dangerous decisions. Parents face a troubling dilemma: Do the dangers of teen drug abuse override the right to privacy? When should parents snoop on their teens? …
The Partnership at Drugfree.org Announces Winners of National Annual Media Recognition Awards
The Partnership at Drugfree.org today announced the recipients of its annual Media Recognition Awards, given in honor of outstanding pro bono support of the organization’s public service education campaigns in national print, broadcast and digital media. …
