Sue Scheff: Teen Drug Issues

As a parent advocate, I always welcome valuable information and websites that can help educate parents and others with today’s concerns with substance abuse and other issues surrounding our children.  TheAntiDrug.com website has a wide variety of educational information for parents and adult caregivers of teens – also check out the Q&A below with Karen [...]

Sue Scheff: Teenage Substance Abuse

Almost on a daily basis I receive emails from caring parents, educators, and others that work with today’s teens and children asking me to share their information.  At my organization, Parents’ Universal Resource Experts, it is about parents helping parents and with this, I will continue to share great websites, articles, parenting tips and more. 
Today, [...]

Sue Scheff: Preventing Teen Drug Addiction

D.A.R.E. – Drug Abuse Resistance Education has been known for many years and has helped been part of many schools in helping children learn the dangers of drug abuse.  As a parent, take some time to review their newly updated information and website.  It is important that parents and educators work together to help prevent [...]

Sue Scheff 2008 Parenting Websites and Books

Well, 2008 is finally behind us! Many would say it was not the best year economically, with stress of finances, the frustrations of getting our kids/teens to comprehend the serious of it all. Personally I am very excited about 2009 – especially this fall, my second book will be released and it is going to [...]

Sue Scheff: Drugs, Alcohol and Kids

Author: Judith SeixasGeraldine Youcha
Source: NYU Child Study Center
Although the latest government study finds drug use unchanged, kids are still at risk and experimenting at younger ages
Risk factors
Some youngsters are clearly more likely than others to be attracted to and hooked on drugs, nicotine and alcohol. The risk increases with any of these factors and a [...]

Parents Universal Resource Experts (Sue Scheff) Deliberate Misuse of Inhaler found in 1/4 of Teens

We’ve had a few questions on the inhalant.org message board in the past months about teens potentially using their asthma medication to get high. One poster’s friend had a daughter whose inhaler recently needed to be refilled every week when it normally was only refilled every two or three months. Another’s stepson was misusing his [...]

Sue Scheff – Huffing Freons – Parents Be Aware of the Dangers with Inhalant Use

As a parent advocate (Sue Scheff) I think there needs to be more awareness on inhalant use of today’s kids. Huffing Freon can be so accessible to kids today – especially since I am in Florida – I think parents need to take time and learn more. http://www.inhalant.org/ is a good place to start. Read [...]

Parents Universal Resource Experts – Sue Scheff – What is Inhalant Abuse?

After receiving a heartwarming email from a parent that lost her precious son at a very young age to inhalant abuse (sniffing/huffing air freshener), as a parent advocate, I believe I have to continue to bring this awareness to all parents of teens and pre-teens. Many talk to their kids about the dangers of drug [...]

Parents Universal Resource Experts (Sue Scheff) KYDS Survey on Inhalant Use

A recent news story used the statistics found in the 2006 Prevention Needs Assessment Survey from the KYDS Coalition, sponsored by the Broome County Mental Health Department in Binghamton, New York.
The entire survey can be read in the link above, but it is rather long; here are some relevant data points:

Percentages of Students using Inhalants [...]

Sue Scheff – Parent Advocate: KYDS Survey on Inhalant Use

A recent news story used the statistics found in the 2006 Prevention Needs Assessment Survey from the KYDS Coalition, sponsored by the Broome County Mental Health Department in Binghamton, New York.
The entire survey can be read in the link above, but it is rather long; here are some relevant data points:

Percentages of Students using Inhalants [...]