A few years ago, many people thought it was okay to have two or three beers or a few glasses of wine when they came home from work or while watching a ballgame on the weekend. But experts have ...

You don’t have to give in to the pressure. Here are eight genuine and effective responses to help you stand your ground. And ...

A PROGRAM to teach primary school children about the affects of drugs and alcohol is a welcome initiative - but it must be age-appropriate. There are many parents who would not want their pre-teen ...

No one likes to be told no, especially teenagers in their rebellious years. So when I am asked how to parent a teenager when it comes to drugs and alcohol, I encourage a message of “just wait.” ...

When leaders at the Girl Power program at Grand Island's YWCA said to draw pictures of the future on large puzzle pieces, 8-year-old Heather Nelson didn't hesitate a bit. She quickly colored in bright ...

This article is part of Dry January, Straight Up, your no-BS guide to cutting out alcohol for 31 days—or longer. SELF will be publishing new articles for this series throughout January. Read more here ...

We know we should say no to drugs, and we tell youngsters to stay off of them, but the message has more meaning when it is coming from hip teens rather than not-so-cool moms. The Center for Emerging ...

Kannada superstar Karunada Chakravarthy Dr. Shivarajkumar recently urged the youth to stay away from drugs and instead get addicted to the positive aspects of life and aspire to achieve bigger goals.

Road crashes are a leading cause of death among Canadian youth, and alcohol, cannabis and/or other drugs are involved in more than half of those crashes. To prevent further tragedies, MADD Canada is ...