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Parent Resources on Drug and Alcohol Dependency
Recommended by The Freedom Institute of NYC

Our March 9th coffee hour featured The Freedom Institute, a NYC-based drug education, use prevention, and treatment center that has been holding workshops with some groups of students and faculty this spring. Margie Terry, the counselor from the Freedom Institute, gave a very informative talk, followed by Q&A, to parents of students ranging from 5th through 12th grade. Anyone interested in the information packet from this workshop can contact the Upper or Middle School office, or Whitney Thompson, Health Department Chair, to request a copy.

Below is a list of resources suggested by The Freedom Institute, which address several topics that came up at the coffee hour.
 
The Freedom Institute
www.freedominstitute.org

Some useful general drug information Web sites:
 
www.drugabuse.gov
www.acde.org
www.casacolumbia.org
 
NIDA Booklet “Marijuana Facts Parents Need to Know” (pdf)  
NIDA Booklet “Marijuana Facts for Teens” (pdf)
 
Other fact sheets on marijuana:
 
InfoFacts: Marijuana (pdf)
Marijuana Information from Narconon
American Council for Drug Education
 
Articles on sharing prescription medication:
 
Counciling Center of American University
InfoFacts: Prescription Pain and Other Medications (pdf)

The following book might be good for parents and teens to read together, although it is mainly for parents, because the forward inlcudes a note to teens and states that the book will speak to parents and teenagers alike:

Teens Under the Influence: The Truth About Kids, Alcohol, and Other Drugs—How to Recognize the Problem and What to Do About It, by Katherine Ketcham and Nicholas Pace, MD