Children Who Speak to Parents About Alcohol are Less Likely to Drink

“As children get older, the chance they will try alcohol continues to increase. One conversation isn’t enough to give them the information and guidance they need. By talking often and honestly about alcohol, you have the ability to influence your child’s decisions about underage drinking.”

Get the facts, the tools, and the advice you need to start talking real to your kids about alcohol at www.underagedrinking.samhsa.gov brought to you by the Substance abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

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420 Report

How can we not post something about marijuana when today many users celebrate their addiction.

With the Issue of legalizing this narcotic in California in everyone’s lips, I want to share this CNBC ditorial from Dr. Robert L. DuPont. DuPont as been President for the Institute for Behavior and Health and from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

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Michelle Obama Discuses Drugs and Addiction with Mexican First Lady.

Yesterday, during her visit to Mexico City, Michelle Obama discussed a series of issues of importance to young people in both the United States and Mexico including drug addiction treatment and early prevention programs.

Margarita Zavala de Calderon, The first lady of Mexico, has been long-time advocate on this issue. Her “New Life Centers” help with prevention and education so that fewer young people will become addicted. This past January, Zavala visited the border town of Tijuana, for the inauguration the program “Juntos para una Nueva Vida sin Adicciones”. This program aims to train counselors and promoters of addiction-free lives.

More than 22,000 people have died in drug violence since Mexican President Felipe Calderon declared war on narcotrafficking cartels in December 2006.

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Judge Stops Dispensary That Illegally Sold Pot To Teens in Culver City.

We recently received a question on twitter about where we stand on the issue of the potential legalization of marijuana in California. As we posted in a previous blog about this, it’s important that both arguments are thoroughly analyzed.

Supporters of the law insist that with the legalization, the distribution of pot will be better regulated, and that the state will save costs in law enforcement. But, who are we really fooling when the regulations we now have in California are already being ignored by current medical marijuana suppliers?

We should ask ourselves: How many more of this “legal dispensaries” will be allowed when this measure is passed, and how many of them will abide by the rules?

Yesterday, it was reported that Lawyers for the cities of Los Angeles and Culver City filed suit in February, alleging that Organica Inc. violated the Narcotics Abatement, Public Nuisance and Sherman Food, Drug and Cosmetics laws

Among the allegations are reports that Law enforcement officers received complaints in January 2009 that individuals associated with Organica passed out fliers for the dispensary near Culver City High School as classes were being dismissed. Some Students were also found in possession of Marijuana Purchased by Organica. (Read Story Here).

Let us know your opinion about this.

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Prescription Drug Poisoning is Up 65% in Recent Years.

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How We Get Addicted.

I’ve been meaning to share this article by Michael D. Lemonick, that I saved in 2007.

There are many interesting points mentioned. Note, for example, what Dr. Nora Volkow, from the National Institute of Drug Abuse explains:

“Studies have shown, for instance, that women may be more vulnerable to cravings for nicotine during the latter part of the menstrual cycle, when the egg emerges from the follicle and the hormones progesterone and estrogen are released. The reward systems of the brain have different sensitivities at different points in the cycle…There is way greater craving during the later phase.”

Continue to article: How We Get Addicted from cnn.com to learn many other interesting facts about addiction.

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Is Sex Addiction an Excuse?

Tiger Woods gave his first interview today, since his sex affairs scandal broke out.

When asked how he felt about becoming, from one of the greatest golfers in the world, to “a punchline,” he answered:

“It was hurtful, but then again, I did it. I’m the one who did those things…looking back on it now, with a clear head -I get it. I can understand when people say those things…it was disgusting behavior. ”

In the article, “Is Sex Addiction an Excuse?” from the New York Times, Dr. Joe Kort, certified sexual addiction therapist and doctor, answers to this common misconception:

“Calling sex addiction an excuse is a common reaction. My response to that is that it isn’t an excuse if it helps someone get help. These men deserve proper help, and to say they are using it as an excuse just further shames them from getting treatment. Yes, there are some men and women who will use sex addiction as an excuse. However, those same individuals will not get help, nor will they stay in treatment or recovery very long. Spouses and families deserve appropriate therapy for someone, like Tiger, who jeopardizes their integrity with their sexual behavior…” (continue to article)

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