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Web Sites
Brain Development
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Brain Connection
Two articles from National Public Radio about adolescent brain development and the positive effect of parental rules on preventing underage drinking at home and in college:
Teen Brains Are Not Grown Up Yet
Parent Rules do make a difference
A report by the American Medical Association on the effects of alcohol on the brains of children, adolescents, and college students
Teens and Drugs
Lloyd Johnson, "Monitoring the Future" Study
Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse, Columbia University, NY
Center for Adolescent Studies, Indiana University, IN
From the DEA site for parents, the page on identifying drugs and drug behavior
"The Science Behind Drug Abuse" - Facts, videos, true stories, and more about teens and drug use. This site from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is aimed at teenagers and covers illegal and prescription drugs
Parenting Tips
"Navigating the Teen Years," A parent's handbook for raising healthy teens
A Guide to Hosting Safe, Fun, Substance-Free Parties from the Vt. Dept. of Health
News Article with tips on preventing alcohol abuse over the holiday season
Parenting tips on the For Parents page from the 21 Reasons coalition in Maine
Parenting tips and more on The Power of Parents web site, created by MADD
TOBACCO
16% of Vermont 8th-12th graders identify themselves as current smokers; 8% of 12th graders are daily smokers. Here's the official site for Vermont Kids Against Tobacco. There is a lot of good information for parents here, too.
OTHER DRUGS
A "beginner's" site about over-the-counter and prescription medicines that are commonly abused, with links to more detail
SUICIDE PREVENTION
John Halligan
Books
Brizendine, Louann, MD, The Female Brain, Morgan Road Books, NY, 2006.
Gurian, Michael, Boys and Girls Learn Differently! A Guide for Teachers and Parents, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, 2001.
Howard, Pierce J., The Owner’s Manual for the Brain: Everyday Applications from Mind-Brain Research, Bard Press, GA 2000.
Kuhn, Cynthia, Swartzwelder, Scott, and Wilson, Wilkie, Buzzed: The Straight Facts about the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy, W.W. Norton & Company, New York, 2003.
Lamb, Sharon, The Secret Life of Girls: What Good Girls Really Do- Sex Play, Aggression and Their Guilt, Simon and Schuster, New York, 2001.
Restak, Richard, The Secret Life of the Brain, Dana Press, NY, 2001.
Sheff, David, Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction, Houghton Mifflin Company, NY, 2008.
Sheff, Nic, Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines, Simon and Schuster, NY, 2008.
Simmons, Rachael, Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls, Harcourt Inc., New York, 2002.
Walsh, David, Why Do They Act That Way? A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen, Free Press, NY, 2004.
