Brother Overdoses and Consumes My Parents’ Attention

Brother overdoses and consumes my parents’ attention – This week we answer a question from a teenager who’s brother overdoses on drugs and is stealing all the attention from their parents. This teenager feels lef…

CDC's study on alcohol use is misleading
Robert Brewer, who leads the alcohol program in the CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, has repeatedly pointed to a review by CDC's Community Task Force. It found a 44 percent median increase in per capita sales … Read more on Philly.com

Safety ensures summer fun
About 10 people die in the U.S. every day from unintentional drowning, making drowning the fifth leading cause of unintentional injury death in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Children ages 1 to 4 have the … Read more on Monroe News Star

The changing face of addiction
According to the treatment center, 88 percent of the women surveyed abused alcohol at home instead of at bars, and about 44 percent abused prescription drugs. "I didn't want anyone to know," said Gretchen, the director of therapeutic services for … Read more on Reading Eagle