Time To Act – An Intervention Guide
Time To Act! helps parents who suspect or know their teen is experimenting with alcohol or drugs take the next steps to help their child.
Drug Guide
Cocaine
Definition: Cocaine is a drug extracted from the leaves of the coca plant. It is a potent brain stimulant and one of the most powerfully addictive drugs.
Programs
Time to Talk
Kids who report learning a lot about the risks of drugs from their parents are up to 50% less likely to use. Time To Talk helps parents have frequent, positive conversations with their children.
The Parent Toolkit
Advice by age—from preschool to college age kids—to help parents connect, protect, or take action if teens are using drugs or drinking.
Resources
Chart of Commonly Abused Drugs
Learn the facts to keep your teen safe. This guide/chart contains images, formal names and slang, how it is used, the dangers, signs of abuse and what you should know to keep your child safe.
Learn the facts to keep your teen safe. This guide/chart contains images, formal names and slang, how it is used, the dangers, signs of abuse and what you should know to keep your child safe.
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Treatment eBook – How to find the right help for your child with an alcohol or drug problem
Featured Content: What is substance abuse treatment? How do I find the right treatment for my child? How do I pay for treatment? How do I get my child to start treatment? What can I do to cope better?
Featured Content:
- What is substance abuse treatment?
- How do I find the right treatment for my child?
- How do I pay for treatment?
- How do I get my child to start treatment?
- What can I do to cope better?
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The Office of National Drug Control Policy January e-Newsletter
The ONDCP Update, a new e-newsletter of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), will be produced monthly and is available on ONDCP’s Web site.
The ONDCP Update, a new e-newsletter of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), will be produced monthly and is available on ONDCP’s Web site.
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News
Boy George Questions Gaga’s Occasional Drug Use
Former “Culture Club” performer Boy George has been popping over to PaperMag.com to blog “from time to time” (from his bed in London, no less), and the artist has recently questioned just how frequently Lady Gaga uses cocaine.
Former “Culture Club” performer Boy George has been popping over to PaperMag.com to blog “from time to time” (from his bed in London, no less), and the artist has recently questioned just how frequently Lady Gaga uses cocaine.
AAPCC Members Warn of Danger of Contaminated Cocaine
Toxicologists across the country are sounding the alarm about a contaminant increasingly found in cocaine that is impairing cocaine users’ immune systems, subjecting them to various infections and, in some cases, causing death.
Toxicologists across the country are sounding the alarm about a contaminant increasingly found in cocaine that is impairing cocaine users’ immune systems, subjecting them to various infections and, in some cases, causing death.
Downey Jr. Dishes About Drugs That “Tore Me Apart”
Robert Downey Jr. says he started smoking weed at age 8, did blow with Jack Nicholson and talks about life in jail and his plans for growing old.
New Therapy for Cocaine Toxicity: Enzyme Break Downs Cocaine Into Inactive Products Nearly 1,000 Times Faster Than Human Body Does
There is no Food and Drug Administration-approved pharmacotherapy specifically designed to treat cocaine toxicity. However, researchers have now developed and tested a modified enzyme that can break down cocaine into inactive products nearly 1,000 times faster than the human body does regularly.
Helpful Links
Boy George Questions Gaga’s Occasional Drug Use
Former “Culture Club” performer Boy George has been popping over to PaperMag.com to blog “from time to time” (from his bed in London, no less), and the artist has recently questioned just how frequently Lady Gaga uses cocaine.
Former “Culture Club” performer Boy George has been popping over to PaperMag.com to blog “from time to time” (from his bed in London, no less), and the artist has recently questioned just how frequently Lady Gaga uses cocaine.
AAPCC Members Warn of Danger of Contaminated Cocaine
Toxicologists across the country are sounding the alarm about a contaminant increasingly found in cocaine that is impairing cocaine users’ immune systems, subjecting them to various infections and, in some cases, causing death.
Toxicologists across the country are sounding the alarm about a contaminant increasingly found in cocaine that is impairing cocaine users’ immune systems, subjecting them to various infections and, in some cases, causing death.
Downey Jr. Dishes About Drugs That “Tore Me Apart”
Robert Downey Jr. says he started smoking weed at age 8, did blow with Jack Nicholson and talks about life in jail and his plans for growing old.
New Therapy for Cocaine Toxicity: Enzyme Break Downs Cocaine Into Inactive Products Nearly 1,000 Times Faster Than Human Body Does
There is no Food and Drug Administration-approved pharmacotherapy specifically designed to treat cocaine toxicity. However, researchers have now developed and tested a modified enzyme that can break down cocaine into inactive products nearly 1,000 times faster than the human body does regularly.
Featured Items
DEA Heads First-Ever Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
On September 25, 2010, DEA will coordinate a collaborative effort with state and local law enforcement agencies to remove potentially dangerous controlled substances from our nation’s medicine cabinets. Collection activities will take place from 10:00 a.m. through 2:00 p.m. at sites established throughout the country.
On September 25, 2010, DEA will coordinate a collaborative effort with state and local law enforcement agencies to remove potentially dangerous controlled substances from our nation’s medicine cabinets. Collection activities will take place from 10:00 a.m. through 2:00 p.m. at sites established throughout the country.