WASHINGTON D.C. – The HRC Foundation and Partnership for Drug-Free Kids released a new brief Oct. 29 titled "Preventing Substance Abuse Among LGBTQ Teens" as a guide to help parents, educators and ...

“Beer then liquor, never sicker… Liquor then beer, never fear.” This was a common refrain when I was a Gen X teenager. Besides “Don’t drink and drive,” this was the extent of how I was taught to drink ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A study conducted by researchers at Ohio State University’s College of Social Work found that a group of measures designed to curb alcohol abuse paid big dividends for kids, even ...

The Drug-Free Communities support program is responsible for enabling the coalition to establish programs/activities such as Meth Watch, Strengthening Families, Red Ribbon Week, Family Day, Town Hall ...

Teenagers with suspected substance use problems say they turn to drugs because of a crushing need to relax and escape worries, according to research published Thursday by the Centers for Disease ...

A 17-year-old boy with shaggy blond hair steps onto the scale at Tri-River Family Health Center in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. After he's weighed, he heads for an exam room decorated with decals of ...

BALTIMORE -- Jim Trocki found a renewed sense of purpose at NCIA Vocational Training Center after coming out of a drug and alcohol addiction treatment facility. Now, he's an instructor at NCIA, which ...