Substance Abuse & Risky Behavior

Nearly a quarter of all 12 to 17 year olds in the latest National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported current marijuana usage. Unfortunately, […]

“No one is immune to the disease of addiction,” warns Katherine Ketcham, the coauthor of thirteen books, including Teens Under the Influence: The Truth About […]

It’s every parent’s worst nightmare—you go to check on your child in the middle of the night, and she’s not there. Your heart starts pounding […]

Do you feel like your child has messed up so badly that you might never be able to trust him again? Has he wrecked the […]

One of the most difficult questions we ask ourselves as parents is, “When should I jump in and monitor my child, and when should I […]

In part two of this series on running away, James tells you how to handle it when your child is on the streets, and what […]

As a family therapist, over the years many parents have come to me and said, “My child has so much going for him, but he’s […]

You thought your son was just “experimenting” with drugs, but had stopped. Now he’s failed a drug test for his work–study program at school, and […]