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‘Coming Out’ – Gay Teenagers, in Their Own Words – NYTimes.com

December 29, 2011 · 0 comments

in Sexuality

Documentary in The New York Times by todays teens and how it feels to be LBGT. Really cuts to heart and the emotion these kids go through trying to understand themselves. There is no reason they should have to suffer for being who they are.
‘Coming Out’ – Gay Teenagers, in Their Own Words – NYTimes.com.

To hear the teens voices and their stories really brings the importance of the message to life.

The New York Times embarked on the project “Coming Out” as an effort to better understand this generation’s realities and expectations, and to give teenagers their own voice in the conversation.

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Curbing cough medicine abuse target of Calif. law

December 28, 2011 · 0 comments

in Drugs

I have been fighting for this to become a law for years. Cough Syrup has been abused by teens way too long. It used to be on the store shelf like candy. Curbing cough medicine abuse target of Calif. law

My thoughts today: It is too bad that the only way as a society we know how to curb drug abuse is by making it illegal. We need a better way.

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Home Visits and AWOL Teens The Parent’s Handbook

November 30, 2011

Happy Holiday’s and AWOL Teens Don’t Mix Well Together It is almost Christmas and  families with teens in residential treatment may be preparing for a home visit. The feelings of both excitement to have the family together and the anxiety that goes with it can be over whelming. The worst parent fear – “will my [...]

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Thanksgiving Gratitude For Families With Troubled Teens

November 22, 2011

Sharing my story this Thanksgiving and looking back at 4 yeas with Troubled Teen Blog as the journey continues.

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Darrell Hammond at 56 Reveals A Life of Cutting and Abuse

November 8, 2011

Darrell Hammond from SNL has written a memoir “God, If You’re Not Up There, I’m F*cked: Tales of Stand-Up, Saturday Night Live, and Other Mind-Altering Mayhem”.  He explains the brutality of his mother and how it has haunted him all of his life. He goes into vivid detail how cutting is a coping mechanism when [...]

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Drunkorexia: Alcohol and Anorexia Recipes for Disaster

October 19, 2011

“Drunkorexia” is the combination of disordered eating and heavy alcohol consumption. Anorexia by itself can cause long term brain damage by depriving the brain of adequate nutrition especially during these developmental years then combine that with alcohol a serious problem. Parents be aware of these signs it is real and the sooner your teens can get treatment sometimes the better the outcome.

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School-based mental health screening for teens results in connection to care

August 28, 2011

School-based mental health screening for teens results in connection to care. Adolescence is an important window for intervention because 50 percent of all lifetime mental health disorders start by age 14, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Untreated depression and other mental health problems can lead to school failure, drug and alcohol abuse, [...]

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An Alarming New Stimulant, Sold Legally in Many States – NYTimes.com

July 17, 2011

In case you had not heard about bath salts abuse: An Alarming New Stimulant, Sold Legally in Many States – NYTimes.com. Though they come in powder and crystal form like traditional bath salts — hence their name — they differ in one crucial way: they are used as recreational drugs. People typically snort, inject or [...]

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