Parents Often Naive About Children's Drug Use
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MONDAY, Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Parents are largely unaware of their children's alcohol and drug use, new research says.
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More children between the ages of 11 and 15 years are reporting trying drugs such as cannabis at least once, a government survey showed.
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Subjecting children to drug testing is usually a bad idea for a host of reasons, including often inaccurate results and loss of the child's trust, a leading pediatricians' group said on Monday.
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If some children seem like they  were born to be bad, new research suggests it may be true.
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A nosy parent goes where the kids are and learns more than just what her kid is up to.
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By Kris Sherman, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Feb. 13--Residents of Tacoma's Central Area neighborhoods say they've grown tired of drug sellers and drug users loitering around neighborhood businesses.   People worry about their safety. They're concerned for their children.
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NEW YORK  - When it comes to alcohol, many teenagers may take a cue from their parents, new research suggests.
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Fewer U.S. teens are using marijuana, Ecstasy or LSD but more are bingeing on alcohol and abusing prescription drugs, according to an annual government survey.
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Many parents of children  classified as overweight or even extremely overweight do not  perceive their child as being excessively heavy, with some  wrongly believing that their child is "about the right weight,"  new research suggests.
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Rising numbers of children are being prescribed antidepressants and other mind-altering drugs, research revealed. No pills are licensed for use by people under 16 years of age, but doctors can issue them where they feel it&#39;s clinically appropriate.
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Teen drug users know better than to cross paths with police officers walking the beat or school principals roaming the hallways. Now there's a new enemy in the generational war on drugs: drug testing-parents.
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Many parents fear the pressures of modern life cause children to be anxious or depressed, research finds.
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Â· Study links to hyperactivity and bad behaviour Â· Government tells parents to check packaging
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Some moms and dads might want to take a lesson from their kids: Just say no. The government reported Thursday that 4.4 percent of baby boomers ages 50 to 59 indicated that they had used illicit drugs in the past month. It marks the third consecutive yearly increase recorded for that age group by the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
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Parents of children with attention deficit  hyperactive disorder (ADHD), often show signs of the condition themselves, research has suggested.
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Alarmed at a recommendation that antidepressants for children carry a strict new warning label, some parents are not letting their kids take the drugs as
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A decade after the government began trying to ensure that prescription drugs used to treat children work and are safe, doctors still have scant information to guide them when they administer many medications to kids.