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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...