Red Ribbon Week is the United States’ largest and longest-running drug abuse prevention campaign. It is sponsored by the National Family Partnership (NFP), formerly known as the National Federation of Parents for Drug-Free Youth. The NFP is a leader in substance abuse prevention, education, and advocacy, and its mission is to promote healthy, drug-free youth. […]
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Between glamorizing smoking in pop culture, getting celebrity endorsements, and using cartoon characters in advertising and packaging, it’s clear that Big Tobacco markets its products toward youth. After all, if you can get a person hooked on tobacco in their youth, you likely have a customer for life. Big Tobacco has been called out in
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Alcohol is the most widely abused substance in the United States. Approximately 55% of men and 51% of women drink at some point each month.[1] While some people are able to drink safely in moderation, others engage in dangerous drinking patterns that can cause harm to themselves and the people around them. One of the
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Smoking cigarettes is widely known to be extremely harmful to your physical health, but it can impact your mental health, too. Cigarette smoking can make you more stressed and anxious, contribute to depression symptoms, and reduce your overall quality of life. While quitting isn’t easy, your physical and mental health will thank you. Here are
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Many parents are already setting children into sleep routines and checking off school supply checklists. One important activity to add to this end of summer rush is the Back to School Check-Up, a few ideas to ensure your children continue a drug-free life. Pre-K to Sixth Grade One of the first and best gifts we can
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Dogs are some of the best companions for many reasons but their ability to create mindfulness and improve mental health may be at the top of the list. These built-in best friends carry the ability to teach all of us a little more about how to enjoy the small moments of life and take a
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When I first got sober, my relationships with my immediate family members were pretty rocky. I didn’t know how to communicate with them, I felt a lot of shame and guilt about my past behaviors, and I didn’t share many similar beliefs with them. It was almost as though no matter what was said, we
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Last year, the United States passed a grim milestone of more than 100,000 drug overdose deaths annually. The vast majority of these drug overdose deaths involved fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is 50-100 times stronger than heroin and morphine.[1,2] When you see a number as large as 100,000, it can be easy to think of
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The standard treatment for alcoholism has changed a lot over the last century. When Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) was founded in 1935, it was celebrated as a cutting-edge approach to treating alcoholism. Before AA, many alcoholics had nowhere to go for support other than the hospital, and many doctors who tried to treat alcoholics were only
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When most people think of drugs, they think of drugs that are sold on the streets such as heroin, meth, or cocaine. They may even think of prescription drugs like Xanax or Adderall. However, there are many drugs that aren’t illegal yet because they are too new to know much about. Many of these drugs
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