Brain differences in children and teens who experiment with drugs early show up before they take their first puff or sip ...

Talking to your kids about substance use doesn’t have to be scary or awkward. With the right approach, it can be one of the ...

The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it has expanded existing warnings on the two leading COVID-19 vaccines about a rare heart side effect mainly seen in young men.

That’s down from 15.2% 10 years earlier, but drug abuse continues to be a grave concern for those who work with teens. For Voegtlin, ensuring students know where the services are is most important for ...

Stutelage summer camps mix learning and fun for kids by: Gwyn Napier Posted: Jun 2, 2025 / 12:09 PM EDT Updated: Jun 2, 2025 / 12:09 PM EDT ...

About 1 in 4 U.S. children – nearly 19 million – have at least one parent with substance use disorder. This includes parents who misuse alcohol, marijuana, prescription opioids or illegal drugs.

In the March study, the authors showed that the change in how substance use disorder was defined in DSM-5 compared with its previous version led to a major increase in the number of children estimated ...

A large percentage of American children are growing up in households with at least one parent who uses alcohol or other drugs in problematic ways—raising the risk that those children will go on to do ...

The weekend, go to Festival of Hope or the annual Gullah Gala. Then, have fun at Charleston Field Day, Run Charlie Run 5K or the Aquarium's 25th anniversary.

Recommendations for state substance abuse care heard by committee By Jake Marszewski Apr 28, 2025 ...

Half of the children who have died so far this year were older than 10, as was the case in 2024. That’s higher than in prior years, though the percentages can vary with the deaths of just one or ...