In recent years, online dating has surged in popularity, especially among young adults. Platforms like Tinder, Bumble and Hinge have become a standard way for [...]

In today’s digital age, social media has become a major part of adolescent life. While social media offers a platform for connection and self-expression, it [...]

The transition to independent living, or commonly called “adulting,” is an exciting time for many. Living on your own, having an income, making your own [...]

It’s not abnormal for teens to be private about their interests, their friends and their hobbies. Sometimes, though, this secrecy is hiding something more serious— [...]

Solving problems would be much easier if we all had access to time machines. While that technology isn’t available to us, we do have the [...]

We’ve all seen the classic movie cliche of a mom cleaning out her son’s bedroom and finding drugs, or the daughter caught sneaking in late, [...]

Prescription opioid abuse has gained a lot of attention in the media lately due to the national opioid epidemic. As a parent, you may be [...]

You likely talk to your teen about drugs and alcohol, and the risks associated with using these substances. But have you considered what you would [...]

The young adult years bring many important life changes: leaving home, establishing oneself as an independent individual and beginning the myriad undertakings associated with "adulting." [...]

Just as there are risk factors for developing a substance use disorder, there are also factors that lower the risk. Protective factors are aspects of [...]

Within recent years, researchers and medical professionals have concluded that addiction is more appropriately considered a disorder, namely, a substance use disorder. With this realization [...]

Modern-day technology is not only addictive but a way for recovering teens to easily connect with past friends who were bad influences. If your child [...]

Sending your child to college is a bittersweet moment. You’re so proud of and excited for your freshman student and the new adventures that lie [...]

Addiction to drugs or alcohol can take a severe toll on a person’s life, but oftentimes the greater, perhaps unforeseen, impact is on one’s family. [...]

If you ask most teens and young adults about their favorite season, they would probably say summer. After all, summer is the season when most [...]

The pressure to succeed during the teenage years can lead many teens to develop patterns of substance abuse. Peer pressure can only heighten the feeling [...]