Parent Discussion on Drug Abuse and Addiction With Dr. Volkow NIDA

Parent discussion on drug abuse and addiction with Dr. Volkow NIDA – Dr. Volkow talks to parents in Harlem about the dangers of drug abuse and addiction, how to talk to kids about drugs and how to recognize if a kid is taking drugs. She also addresses the dangers of prescription drug abuse and marijuana. This video can also be viewed at: teens.drugabuse.gov and www.drugabuse.gov Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: www.newmedia.hhs.gov

KU researchers using .75 million in grants to help reunite parents, children …

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The two grants — $ 3.25 million for the state of Oklahoma, and $ 2.5 million for Iowa — will also help incorporate other family programs to help substance-abusing parents reunite with children. Johnny Kim, an associate professor of social welfare at KU …
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Par-Troy Leaders Come Together to Fight Drug Abuse

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He noted that while most think kids are abusing alcohol and marijuana, the past few years have shown a "huge rise" in the use of pills—everything from sedatives . Many teens, he said, help themselves to the legally prescribed medications in their …
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