by Ben Conrad | Apr 6, 2011 | DrugFreeAzKids.org
A new national study released today by The Partnership at Drugfree.org and MetLife Foundation indicates that teen drug and alcohol use is headed in the wrong direction, with marked increases in teen use of marijuana and Ecstasy over the past three years. Following a...
by Ben Conrad | Mar 11, 2011 | DrugFreeAzKids.org
It’s that time of year again, when the sun is always shining, the birds are out and the flowers are in bloom. The time that most students look forward to all year — springtime. And while this season brings warm weather and pretty flowers, it also poses a...
by Ben Conrad | Mar 2, 2011 | DrugFreeAzKids.org
On March 1 the Buckeye Town Council passed Maricopa County’s first social host ordinance. The ordinance holds adults and parents responsible if there is underage drinking in their home. Research from Buckeye showed that 1 out of 5 youth drank alcohol with their...
by Ben Conrad | Feb 25, 2011 | DrugFreeAzKids.org
This week, the much watched Glee aired the episode “Blame It On the Alcohol.” Many thought it would have a story line that would discuss the dangers of underage drinking. Unfortunately that wasn’t the case. The Phoenix House wrote a great blog about...
by Ben Conrad | Feb 18, 2011 | DrugFreeAzKids.org
Getting your child treatment for, say, cancer presents numerous challenges — but most of them don’t involve determining whether the therapies offered by major medical organizations are backed by data. But that’s exactly the predicament facing many...
by Ben Conrad | Feb 10, 2011 | DrugFreeAzKids.org
Check out this article by Sheryl Letzgus McGinnis, Parent Advisory Board Member at The Partnership at Drug-Free.org’s
