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Marin County is Raising the Bar!

Most parents will tell you that it isn’t uncommon to see alcohol consumed on the sidelines at youth sporting events or at team parties....

Commonly Misused Prescription Drugs from Adderall to Xanax

Discuss don't lecture! Have early and frequent discussions with your teen about the effects and dangers of these drugs. For an excellent

Driving Under the Influence of Cannabis

Between driving drunk and driving high, there is a serious knowledge gap. Maybe more of a chasm, really. Consider this: You would be...

The Latest on Vaping, Signs of JUULing and Vaping and How to Talk With Your Child

WHAT'S NEW ON VAPING? Although e-cigarettes began flooding the U.S. market about 12 years ago, they were not popular with adolescents...

Health Risks to Adolescents of Vaping Nicotine

What's the problem with something that causes a release of dopamine and relaxes and makes you feel good? Plenty, at least with respect to...

Civil and Criminal Liability for Social Hosting in Marin County, California

Just as several hundred Drake High School students headed to their annual Winter Formal dance on January 25, 2019, some students sought...

Health Effects and Other Risks of Alcohol Use by Teens

Alcohol has a more profound and lasting effect on adolescents than it does on mature adults, who have completed their growth cycles....

The Latest on Marijuana - New Study, Products and Trends

Now that adult use of recreational cannabis is legal in nine states and medical marijuana is legal in 30 states, we have seen a decrease...

Health Effects and Other Risks of Adolescent Use of Marijuana

An increasing amount of medical research over the past decade has revealed a myriad of serious risks to the health and quality of lives...

Legal Consequences of Minors with Alcohol

LEGAL CONSEQUENCES In addition to social host citations discussed below, teens can suffer legal consequences for underage possession,...

Parenting Tips: Helping Prevent Teen Alcohol and Drug Use

While you may not want to be a hovering helicopter parent, now is the time to "lean in" as a parent, especially during the freshman and...

Parents Modeling Behavior

We can learn a lot from our teens, and have reprinted an opinion piece from last Fall in our student-run newspaper, the Bark. The article...

The Research on Parents Who Allow Partying or “Look the Other Way”

An NIH paper published in July 2014 examined 22 studies on the issue of parents providing alcohol for youth or providing a place to...