FCD Updates
Parents and Schools: Partners in Prevention
In this issue of the FCD Update, we look at parent involvement from the school's perspective, and talk with two school heads who are breaking new ground in getting parents behind, and at the forefront of, the school's commitment to prevention. Intervention
Most of us know somebody with a substance abuse problem. In this special, expanded edition of the FCD Update, we focus on intervention -- a powerful tool for motivating positive change in others. Prescription for Addiction
The use of prescription drugs for non-medical purposes by adolescents is a growing concern for educators and prevention specialists. In this issue of the FCD Update, we offer a primer on frequently abused drugs and the risks they pose to young people. The Agony of Ecstasy
More teens then ever are using MDMA. Benign party drug or wolf in chic's clothing? This issue's feature article examines the darker side of ecstasy with Dr. Karen Bolla, a neuropsychologist and researcher at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutes. Teaching Teens to Get High!
The feature article in this issue of the FCD Update looks at some of the reasons young people turn to drugs, and offers healthy, alternative ways to relax, relieve anxiety, "escape" reality, or pump up the adrenaline. Teens: Gambling with the Future?
Is gambling a harmless amusement or a potential addiction? Learn the answers to these and other questions in our interview with Lance Dodes, M.D., Director of the Center for Problem Gambling at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, MA. Quit It: Teens and Tobacco
Despite massive public health campaigns and millions poured into counter-advertising, kids are still picking up that first cigarette. This issue of FCD Update focuses on things adults can do to help young people realize the risks of using tobacco. Cyberkids: Overdosing on Computers?
School counselors are reporting an alarming increase in students whose computer use is out of control. Is internet addiction a genuine problem, or a media creation? Learn more in our interview with computer addiction expert Dr. Maressa Hecht Orzack. Ritalin: Too Much of a Good Thing?
Is Ritalin an effective medication, or an over-prescribed, under-monitored panacea for controlling "undisciplined" kids? ADD expert Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., adresses these and other questions in the feature interview of this issue of the FCD Update. What Kids Tell Us
Have you ever wanted to be a fly on the wall during an FCD course? The feature article of this FCD Update takes a peek inside the classroom and reveals what teens really feel about their lives, their parents, and their culture. Marijuana: How Harmless Is It?
What's the biggest myth about marijuana? What are the effects of chronic marijuana use on adolescents? These and other questions are answered in our interview with psychologist and substance abuse specialist Dr. Joseph Liftik.
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