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Prevention Starts at Home
While most San Clemente youth make the choice to not use alcohol or illegal substances, there is problematic substance use among youth and adults in San Clemente. Of course, the substance abuse epidemic is not unique to San Clemente but we should all be aware that our...
Good Samaritan Law
If your child goes to a party where alcohol and drugs are being used and one of their friends begins to seizure or show other signs of distress, what would your child do? What would you want them to do?” Because drug and alcohol overdoses are devastating California’s...
Is my teen depressed?
Dear Parents and Community Members, If you have any questions or concerns please email or call me – 949-680-0516 About 5% of children and adolescents suffer from depression at any given point in time. “The behavior of depressed children and teenagers may differ from...
Parenting Teens: 5 Ineffective Things to Avoid Doing
Dear Parents and Community Members, Since it was Spring Break week – I thought I too would take a vacation and let someone else write this week’s email. I believe in all of the parenting tips below and use them when I teach parenting groups. Parenting Teens: 5...
Discussing Marijuana Use – keep the dialogue open
Dear Parents and Community Members, Most important tool against addiction is you. Please keep talking to your kids. Two resources below give tips for communicating with your kids at various ages. Most experts agree that discussing your own experimentation or use is...
Know what is on your kid’s phone
Dear San Clemente High School Community, Please take some time to discuss the pros and cons of anonymity with a teen this weekend. Tonight might be even better – many of our students are not too happy with how an anonymous post locked them in a classroom for several...
What your child is (not) eating
As my children entered the teen years they became very focused on their diet. My husband and I secretly hoped this would be a passing phase, much like their obsession with recycling in 4th grade. But, it seems to be a new way of life for our family. Over the...
A few facts about ECigs and why we should shop at CVS
Dear Parents and Community Members, I hear a lot of confusing statements about eCigs. Below are the facts from and ABC news report. What I took away from this is and other research They are a nicotine delivery system – and though there may be less none carcinogens in...
If you think your kid is smoking marijauna they probably are…
Dear Parents and Friends, From the SAMHSA Behavioral Health Barometer http://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content//SMA13-4796/SMA13-4796CA.pdf About 7 in 9 (77.9%) 12- to 17-year-olds in California in 2011-2012 perceived no great risk from smoking marijuana once a month—a...
Marijuana Not a ‘Safe Drug,’ Review Finds
There is a misconception by teens that marijuana is safe. The recent CNN poll said that only 1 of 5 teenagers felt marijuana was unsafe. This recent confusion stems from the legalization of marijuana for ADULTS WITH TERMINAL ILLNESSES OR CHRONIC INCURABLE PAIN not...
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