North Carolina is becoming hip to the underage drinking problem and responded by starting a pilot program to help parents and teens like you address the problem. However, the best defense to feeling pressured about drinking is talking to your parents. Even though you come from two completely different generations, it doesn’t mean that they…
“I’m more fun when I smoke weed.” “I need to be high to have fun.” “My friends and I have a better time when we do drugs.” These are just three things you might say about drugs, especially marijuana. A lot of people think that they have more fun when doing drugs, but are they?…
A life-changing program is shifting the course of youth in your backyard. It’s called Drug Education School (DES), and it’s making a meteor-sized impact on parents and their children throughout Charlotte and Concord. But they aren’t the only ones feeling the effects. Earlier this year, Absolute Advocacy received North Carolina’s approval to offer and conduct…
Heroin use is on the rise in North Carolina. According to WNCN News, deaths from heroin overdoses from 2010 to 2013 increased by 480%! The heroin epidemic has affected virtually every class and race demographic within the state, including youth in our own backyard. The use of this illicit drug has grown increasingly popular and…