Parent Discussion on Drug Abuse and Addiction With Dr. Volkow NIDA

Published December 11, 2012

Parent discussion on drug abuse and addiction with Dr. Volkow NIDA – Dr. Volkow talks to parents in Harlem about the dangers of drug abuse and addiction, how to talk to kids about drugs and how to recognize if a kid is taking drugs. She also addresses the dangers of prescription drug abuse and marijuana. This video can also be viewed at: teens.drugabuse.gov and www.drugabuse.gov Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: www.newmedia.hhs.gov

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A Saskatoon woman whose 16-year-old daughter died of a drug overdose says parents need more power to impose treatment on children with addictions. Carla Fenton Katchmar is circulating a petition, hoping to gather support for having the government …
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