How Substance Abuse Impacts Your Child
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How Substance Abuse Impacts Your Child

It’s a fact; you cannot be a perfect parent. No matter how good your intentions or how well thought out your actions, perfection is impossible. Yet, despite the impossibility of perfect parenting, your actions still impact your child. Every decision, good and bad, leaves an impression and shapes their future. Your substance use impacts your…

What Is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder?
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What Is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder?

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a blanket term used to describe the array of effects being exposed to alcohol while in utero has on an individual. According to the NCADD, “it is often a hidden disability.” A mother-to-be has more to worry about than herself. She is carrying an unborn life, and how she…

What Are Alcohol Energy Drinks?
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What Are Alcohol Energy Drinks?

Alcohol energy drinks (AEDs) are a rising trend, particularly with the college crowd. Sometimes referred to as caffeinated alcoholic beverages (CABs), these drinks are premixed to contain alcohol, caffeine, and other stimulants. According to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD), approximately 31 percent of 12 to 17-year-olds and 34 percent of 18…

A Smartphone App to Stop Drinking
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A Smartphone App to Stop Drinking

Do you remember when the catch phrase of marketing was, “There an app for that”? Applications for use on our mobile devices have become big business, and there is an app for just about everything – including a Smartphone app that tells you when to stop drinking. The Alcohol Tracker According to Livescience.com, doctors in…