http://www.troubledteenblog.com Families Struggling with Troubled Teen Issues Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:10:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2011/12/curbing-cough-medicine-abuse-target-of-calif-law/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2011/12/curbing-cough-medicine-abuse-target-of-calif-law/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:28:54 +0000 kidsRTC http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=3725 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 [...]]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2011/12/curbing-cough-medicine-abuse-target-of-calif-law/feed/ 0 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2011/07/an-alarming-new-stimulant-sold-legally-in-many-states-nytimes-com/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2011/07/an-alarming-new-stimulant-sold-legally-in-many-states-nytimes-com/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:14:11 +0000 kidsRTC http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=3658 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 [...]]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2011/07/an-alarming-new-stimulant-sold-legally-in-many-states-nytimes-com/feed/ 0 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2011/04/prescription-drug-abuse-takes-a-toll/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2011/04/prescription-drug-abuse-takes-a-toll/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 04:33:58 +0000 kidsRTC http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=3621 This is not the only town that suffers from Prescription Drug Abuse. It is a growing epidemic in this country and may surpass alcohol and marijuana. Lock up your drugs if not for your household members but for those that come and visit. It is all too tempting and captures the most unsuspecting. Prescription Drug [...]]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2011/04/prescription-drug-abuse-takes-a-toll/feed/ 0 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2010/12/video-teenage-drug-use-up-binge-drinking-down/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2010/12/video-teenage-drug-use-up-binge-drinking-down/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 11:56:46 +0000 kidsRTC http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=3421 Teenage Drug Use Up, Binge Drinking Down new report out from the PBS News Hour I have heard this before teens are getting the wrong message from adults.]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2010/12/video-teenage-drug-use-up-binge-drinking-down/feed/ 0 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2010/11/marijuana-smokers-who-start-early-are-at-greatest-risk-study-finds-nytimes-com/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2010/11/marijuana-smokers-who-start-early-are-at-greatest-risk-study-finds-nytimes-com/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 22:44:13 +0000 kidsRTC http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=3383 Marijuana Smokers Who Start Early Are at Greatest Risk, Study Finds – NYTimes.com. Marijuana smoking often starts during adolescence — and the timing could not be worse, a new study suggests. Young adults who started using the drug regularly in their early teens performed significantly worse on cognitive tests assessing brain function than did subjects [...]]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2010/11/marijuana-smokers-who-start-early-are-at-greatest-risk-study-finds-nytimes-com/feed/ 2 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2010/10/marijuana-the-big-picture-boston-com/ http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2010/10/marijuana-the-big-picture-boston-com/#comments Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:27:21 +0000 kidsRTC http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=3364 Here it is a marijuana gallery. See for yourself, I have no comments. Actually I do have a comment I believe it has to be legalized by the  Federal  Government and cannot be legalized state by state. Right around election time we all get a bit political. Marijuana – The Big Picture – Boston.com.]]> http://www.troubledteenblog.com/2010/10/marijuana-the-big-picture-boston-com/feed/ 0