Posted by Five Mom, Five Moms, on Thursday, May 10, 2012
Over the past five years, StopMedinceAbuse.org’s Five Moms have shared their personal stories and experiences with teen cough medicine abuse. In honor of the 5th Anniversary, our Five Moms shared their best advice and tips for parents to prevent teen cough medicine abuse at home and in their communities. Talk to other parents and spread… Read More »
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Posted by Five Mom, Blaise Brooks on Monday, April 30, 2012
As parents we strive to make sure that our children feel valued. When a child has high self-esteem, it empowers them to become more confident and more likely to say no to the pressures they may face from their peers like drug abuse or other risky behaviors.
One way that I help build my daughter’s self-esteem is by making it a point to give her three compliments a day. I make sure that I build her up, so that it's hard for her to feel anything but good about herself. I do this in hope that if someone has something negative to say to her or towards her, she can hear my voice saying good things, and will be able to ignore the negative words from others. By giving her compliments and positive reinforcement, it allows her to feel good about herself through any adversity. Read More »
Posted by Five Mom, Five Moms on Tuesday, April 24, 2012
As a police officer, it does not come as a surprise to me that many teens feel the need to spread their wings and experiment. We make a concerted effort to keep abreast of issues affecting our teenagers, but the lengths to which some teens will go to attain that “high” through any means necessary often comes as a complete shock to their parents and sometimes even their friends. We know that teens experience a lot of pressure and may abuse substances such as cough medicines to attain a high to escape that pressure, boredom, or depression. Shockingly many teens and parents do not realize how dangerous abusing these drugs can be, and the extensive damage they can cause. Read More »
Posted by Five Mom, Becky Dyer on Monday, April 16, 2012
One of the things we Five Moms often remind parents to do is to keep the family medicine cleaned out – and to keep an eye on it. “Spring-cleaning season” is the perfect time to take up this challenge and to take advantage of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day to be held Saturday, April 28, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with local collection sites across the country. This is a great opportunity to take an inventory of medicines in your home and safely discard of any unwanted, unused or expired medicines – including over-the-counter medicines, which can disposed of at the take-back sites as well. To locate a collection site, visit the DEA website. Read More »
