Alcohol still remains the most widely used substance of abuse among youths aged 12 to 20 A new report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) shows a significant decline in the level of past month (current) underage alcohol consumption, as well as a drop in underage binge drinking. The report shows […]
Today the juniors and seniors at Tappan Zee High School had the opportunity to hear guest speaker, Bobby Petrocelli (www.10seconds.org). His powerful message about how one moment changed his life echoed around the silent auditorium as students listened respectfully and on the edge of their seats. We then moved on to a DWI Mock Accident. […]
It’s prom season, and that means it’s a good time for parents to check in and make sure they are communicating their expectations about underage drinking clearly and effectively to their children. Unless you’ve explicitly talked about the issue, don’t make the mistake of assuming your child knows what you expect or that you would disapprove… […]
A survey conducted by Yahoo Parenting and Silver Hill, a non-profit hospital for the treatment of psychiatric and addictive disorders, found that there is disparity between parental perception of teen’s happiness and teen’s own reports. While 18% of the 3,100 teens surveyed had been formally diagnosed with a mood disorder (such as anxiety or depression) […]
This month is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Nearly 1 in 5 women (19%) and 1 in 59 men (nearly 2%) in the U.S. have been raped in their lives. Most first-time sexual assaults occur before age 18, making early intervention and prevention efforts critical—for women and men. Sexual violence is a serious problem that can […]
Wellcore, Inc. was pleased to be honored on April 21, 2015 by the Orangetown Town Board at a graduation ceremony for the students from Tappan Zee High School and Pearl River High School who completed the Orangetown Youth Court program. Wellcore was presented with a check for $51,000 from the State Farm Youth Advisory Board […]
Over 250 people turned out at the Pearl River Hilton on April 15 for Wellcore’s event “The Perfect Storm,” to learn about the prescription drug epidemic in our area. Attendees heard from Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jay Flaherty of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and a panel that included Adolescent and Addiction Specialist Ellen Elias, […]
A new study shows a link between marijuana use and manic and depressive symptoms in those suffering from bipolar disorder. Researchers in the U.K. found that up to 60 percent of people with bipolar disorder had used cannabis at some point in their lives, and while for some people marijuana caused an increase in positive […]
According to a new study by researchers at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, IL, smoking marijuana daily for 3 years as a teen is linked with having an abnormally shaped hippocampus and long-term memory problems. The effects appear to last even years after people stop using it. The cannabis users also demonstrated more “sub-threshold symptoms” of […]
With the ever-changing drug landscape and new trends emerging every day, the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids has created a smartphone app to help families who are concerned about the drugs their kids are exposed to. The “Drug Guide for Parents” is offered as a free download for the Android and iPhone. The app offers comprehensive, […]