“Shot to Head with Alcohol”

Why letting kids drink at home, isn't necessarily working in France. A lot of parents thought that if responsible drinking was taught at home, problem drinking would not occur in the lives of their children, research is showing this to be a false assumption.

Pop-up-street-parties for vodka drinking french kids are taking place in Paris, aided by Facebook communication. To listen to the M.P.R. report please click here.

Loving to Get High and Addiction

I was honored when I was asked by Thomas Retterbush, to write a post for his blog called "Addicts NOT Anonymous". It was fun going back to the very first reference that I had to the "love relationship" with getting high. This web site is excellent and I would encourage you to read beyond the article that I posted.

To visit my blog post click here.

Parent Resource: Medicine Chest Dangers

Your medicine chest may be the source of drugs for your son or daughter who "loves to get High". Drug companies know how to take away pain, kids will love the effects. Check out this initiative to save the lives of our children from overdose from pharmaceutical drugs found in your medicine chest.

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Parents it's up to us to 'police' our own home; lock up the liquor and medicine cabinet, kids who 'love to get high' don't need our enabling.

Marijuana and the Movies

Loving to get high is popularized by Hollywood and adds a cultural context to what our kids appreciate and value. Here is a summary of video clips from movies that ‘glamorize’ getting high. I offer this to you as a parent, to help you see what our kids already see, “loving to get high in the movies”.

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This is a chance to pull your son or daughter aside, watch these clips together and find out how many of them they have already seen. You might be surprised.

Air-Conditioner Huffing

My wife and I watched a news special about young adults using the freon in an air conditioner to get high, I’ve heard about this in the past but had no idea that it was still being done. Just another example of the desperation connected to “loving to get high”.

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The danger is drastic, but the need to get high keeps a young person for considering the risk.