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While drug and tobacco usage among adolescents and college students is in decline, alcohol abuse levels are remaining steady. Why?

Teens may respond to a scientific approach that explains the detrimental effect that alcohol can have upon the young and maturing brain.

Teen drivers are four times more likely to crash than older drivers, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. That's why rules and limits are crucial.

What do you need to know to help kids resist the pressure of alcohol advertising?

April is Alcohol Awareness Month, and April 5th is National Alcohol Screening Day. Getting kids involved in prevention efforts is the key to keeping them alcohol free.

NASD programs help raise awareness about problem drinking and provide resources to students who need them.

Kids today are dealing with more stress than ever before. Help your kids learn the tools for coping with the ups and down of life.

Help teens protect themselves by making sure they know everything they need to know about these dangerous substances.

Parents need to clearly spell out their expectations for their teens when it comes to driving, including texting while driving, and what to do if they are pulled over.

Binge drinking, or extreme drinking, is glamorized and seen as normal behavior by young people who drink vast amounts of alcohol with the goal of getting drunk.

Mixing drinks with teenage recklessness can be a deadly combination. Don't wait until it's too late to talk to your teen about the dangers of alcohol poisoning.

Teens influenced by television ads to eat a diet filled with fast and junk food for five or more years because they see beautiful spokespeople pitching empty nutrition.

28 Days is a movie starring Sandra Bullock that takes on the very difficult subject of addiction and alcoholism in a treatment center.

Binge drinking in college students was the subject of a study that suggested that motivational interviewing with feedback could reduce alcohol consumption.

Medical professionals assessing a patient's level of alcohol usage may be mislead by differing terminology to define drunk or state of inebriation.

Knowledge of the law is important because many parents don't understand how to involve themselves in their children's lives to find out about their friends.

High school graduation is an exciting time for seniors including special ceremonies, proms and after-parties to attend, with prom safety rarely crossing their minds.

A groundbreaking study has shown a link between teenage smoking and long-term depression that lasts into adulthood. Teens need to know that smoking affects mental health.