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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Kids who enter puberty early are more likely to use and abuse tobacco, alcohol and marijuana than those who physically mature later, mostly because their window of opportunity for experimentation is wider, researchers have found.
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ast week, a federal advisory panel urged regulators to warn parents that antidepressant drugs not only increase the risk of suicide in some children, but that most have a poor track record in curing their disease.
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Most U.S. parents said their  children had encountered "issues" like bad language, sex or  advertising online over the past year, but they are not  stopping their kids' Internet use, according to a new study.
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Children from broken marriages are  twice as likely to be prescribed attention-deficit drugs as  children whose parents stay together, a Canadian researcher  said on Monday, and she said the reasons should be  investigated.
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Pediatricians may think they know whether a teenage patient is using alcohol or drugs and to what extent, but a new study finds doctors greatly misjudge the problem.
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NEW YORK  - Even young children can paint a  picture of their health and well-being, though it doesn't  always match parents' perceptions, research shows.
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Parents' tend to worry about the obvious Internet dangers, such as porn, sexual predators and, to a lesser extent, misinformation. According to new studies by a non-profit group, Wired Safety, there is now another cause for alarm: cyber bullying.
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Parents of kids on prescription drugs   for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are 10 times more   likely to be on such a medication themselves, according to an   analysis of U.S. prescription use released on Thursday.
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Parents of kids on prescription drugs  for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are 10 times more  likely to be on such a medication themselves, according to an  analysis of U.S. prescription use released on Thursday.
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It&#39;s not just a cliché, sex and drugs often do go together. A new survey finds teens link sexual activity with substance abuse. The study by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse is basically sending out a warning to parents that if their ...
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Â· Study links to hyperactivity and bad behaviour Â· Government tells parents to check packaging
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Parents of children with asthma may have good intentions, but they often miss the mark when targeting triggers that set off their children's asthma, researchers report.
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Parents who believe their young teen is likely to drink excessively may prompt him or her to adopt drinking behaviors that mirror those negative expectations, according to a study from Iowa State University.
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Parents who supply alcohol for their teenagers' parties may be encouraging their children to binge drink when no adult is watching, a new study suggests.
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California students are abusing prescription pills &#151; often stolen from their parents' medicine cabinets &#151; even as their use of alcohol and illicit drugs such as marijuana has leveled off, according to a state survey released Wednesday.
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Many parents fear the pressures of modern life cause children to be anxious or depressed, research finds.