It's Alcohol Awareness Month and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is taking on the issue of underage drinking. This week, MADD released a survey showing that 85 percent of Texas parents assume their children aren't interested in drinking, yet ...
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released a new report finding that an average of 7.5 million children under the age of 18 lived with an alcoholic parent last year (10.5% of all children). ...
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Mothers who want to keep their children off drugs later in life should start early - very early - suggests a Duke University study in conjunction with Australia's University of Adelaide. The study results suggest that by being attentive and nurturing early in a child's development, mothers can cause changes at the brain level that help a child reduce the lure of drugs as adults. ...
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The U.K. think tank Demos has released its findings from a 30-plus years study. Based on data from the 1970 British Cohort Study, the group examined parents and children in order to analyze drinking habits and possible familial connections. ...
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Imagine the heartbreak of a father learning that his son, his precious child who was always so smart, so cheerful, so full of life, is addicted. If you have never gone through the experience, it can be hard to understand the torment and unending anguish that such a parent - mother or father - would feel. ...
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