Category Archives: Teen Brain

Teenage Wasteland

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Halton Guest Blogger

This is the last post in a three-part series about substance use and misuse in the teen years. Teenage Wasteland might be a memorable song lyric by The Who…but teens getting wasted – is it really no big deal or should … Continue reading →

Posted in Alcohol, Tobacco & Drugs, Children & Tweens, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teen Brain, Teens | Tagged addiction and mental health, alcohol, alcohol poisoning, Binge drinking, drinking, drugs, drunk, high school, intoxicated, Mental Health, parents, Physical Health, school, school health, substance abuse, substance use and misuse | 2 Comments

What’s in your medicine cabinet?

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Monique Leparskas

This is the second post in a three-part series about substance use and misuse in the teen years. Let’s be honest, when was the last time you went through your medicine cabinet? Do you have any leftover medications? I know … Continue reading →

Posted in Alcohol, Tobacco & Drugs, Children & Tweens, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teen Brain, Teens | Tagged drug abuse, drug use, drugs, drugs prevention, medicine, medicine cabinet, Mental Health, Opiate Awareness, party drugs, Physical Health, Prescription medication, school, school health, substance use and misuse, talking to parents, teenager | 2 Comments

Preventable Tragedies

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Halton Guest Blogger

Between my husband’s family and my own, we have experienced 3 deaths and 1 serious injury, all caused by someone else’s decision to drive impaired: A mother and her young daughter. They were struck down in a crosswalk, leaving another … Continue reading →

Posted in Alcohol, Tobacco & Drugs, Children & Tweens, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teen Brain, Teens | Tagged car accidents, car crashes, collision, distracted driving, driving, drunk driving, impaired driving, preventing risk, risk taking, school, school health, smart risk, Teen Brain, teen driver, teens | 2 Comments

What’s With Weed?

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Halton Guest Blogger

I admit it. I have never tried cannabis (marijuana, weed). According to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, I am in a slim majority. Forty-two percent of Ontarians over the age of 18 have used cannabis in their lifetimes. … Continue reading →