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Nov 19, 20196 min read

This is Not the Pot We Grew Up With

Teenagers rail against hypocrisy. Challenging the views of one’s parents and seeking personal truth is a generational right-of-passage, a...

Nov 1, 20193 min read

Marin County is Raising the Bar!

Most parents will tell you that it isn’t uncommon to see alcohol consumed on the sidelines at youth sporting events or at team parties....

Aug 18, 201911 min read

Commonly Misused Prescription Drugs from Adderall to Xanax

Discuss don't lecture! Have early and frequent discussions with your teen about the effects and dangers of these drugs. For an excellent

Apr 2, 20193 min read

Driving Under the Influence of Cannabis

Between driving drunk and driving high, there is a serious knowledge gap. Maybe more of a chasm, really. Consider this: You would be...

Mar 6, 201913 min read

The Latest on Vaping, Signs of JUULing and Vaping and How to Talk With Your Child

WHAT'S NEW ON VAPING? Although e-cigarettes began flooding the U.S. market about 12 years ago, they were not popular with adolescents...

Mar 4, 20196 min read

Health Risks to Adolescents of Vaping Nicotine

What's the problem with something that causes a release of dopamine and relaxes and makes you feel good? Plenty, at least with respect to...

Feb 8, 20194 min read

Civil and Criminal Liability for Social Hosting in Marin County, California

Just as several hundred Drake High School students headed to their annual Winter Formal dance on January 25, 2019, some students sought...

Dec 11, 20186 min read

Health Effects and Other Risks of Alcohol Use by Teens

Alcohol has a more profound and lasting effect on adolescents than it does on mature adults, who have completed their growth cycles....

Oct 17, 20187 min read

The Latest on Marijuana - New Study, Products and Trends

Now that adult use of recreational cannabis is legal in nine states and medical marijuana is legal in 30 states, we have seen a decrease...

Oct 17, 20188 min read

Health Effects and Other Risks of Adolescent Use of Marijuana

An increasing amount of medical research over the past decade has revealed a myriad of serious risks to the health and quality of lives...

Dec 8, 20163 min read

Legal Consequences of Minors with Alcohol

LEGAL CONSEQUENCES In addition to social host citations discussed below, teens can suffer legal consequences for underage possession,...

Sep 23, 20168 min read

Parenting Tips: Helping Prevent Teen Alcohol and Drug Use

While you may not want to be a hovering helicopter parent, now is the time to "lean in" as a parent, especially during the freshman and...

Aug 31, 20161 min read

Parents Modeling Behavior

We can learn a lot from our teens, and have reprinted an opinion piece from last Fall in our student-run newspaper, the Bark. The article...

Mar 18, 20152 min read

The Research on Parents Who Allow Partying or “Look the Other Way”

An NIH paper published in July 2014 examined 22 studies on the issue of parents providing alcohol for youth or providing a place to...