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Students/Parents

Drug Free, Positive Activities: A Key Step in Prevention

Now more than ever, teenagers need to have positive, drug free activities to pursue that keep them occupied and out of danger. If platforms like

Back to School Check-Up

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

How Learning Can Save a Loved One

Mt. Laurel’s Double Oak Community Building has resumed hosting in-person PAL (Parents of Addicted Loved Ones) meetings, Mondays, 6:30 – 8:00 pm. Social pressures are

Backpack Drive

Research says that children who begin the school year with the necessary school supplies have greater motivation to stay in school, as well as have

Truths About Vaping and Dabbing

Recently Adrienne Coleman, APC Director of Student Initiatives spoke with Dr. Susan Walley, Professor of Pediatrics in the UAB School of Medicine. Dr. Walley is

Drugs & Alcohol: Giving your Teen a Compass

On Thursday, June 4, 2020 we recorded this in-depth conversation focusing on teens and substance use. UAB Family & Adolescent Services Clinical Coordinator Latrice Dailey,

First Hand Look at Student Awareness

There is a community of supporters that surrounds APC and their work that allows the ‘behind the scenes’ activities and education possible. It is within

Riding Out the Storm of Teen Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Parenting a teenager can feel like a bit like sailing. When your teen is happily engaged in family, school, or church activities, the day is

Melanie Childers, LPC addresses the audience

SUD & Families

On May 14, 2020 we invited Melanie Childers, LPC and Lauren Sisler to join Art & Carie Wimberly for a conversation about Substance Use Disorder

Texting Trouble: Code Words that Signal Teen Drug Use

If you mistakenly say “Parkay” (margarine) when you mean “parkour” (urban freerunning), then you’ll likely scratch your head when you see “Got skrill need wings A3” on your teenager’s phone. Those texting code words, which translate to “Got money; need cocaine; anytime, anywhere, anyplace,” are designed to fly under your radar. Yet they’re a clear signal that your child is involved in the drug scene.