REALITY CHECK: Did you know the period between prom through graduation are statistically the deadliest time of the year for teens on our national highways? Here are ways to keep your teen safe and have happy memories. Prom night. Graduation! You want your teen to have a wonderful, magical evening, but it’s easy to forget [...]

Troubling medicine abuse report card reveals 1/4 teens abusing RX drugs. Let’s get educated! A just-released report shows a troubling trend about teen medicine abuse. Please parents – keep track of your prescription drugs. One in four teens admits having misused or abused a prescription drug – a 33 percent increase over a five-year period. [...]

Did you know that one of the riskiest teen behaviors starts right at your medicine cabinet? Modern day prescription drug abuse is dangerously high among teens in the U.S., with one in four teens reporting they have used a prescription drug (when a doctor had not prescribed it for them) in order to get high [...]

Key findings about day care centers and the impact on our children’s development that I shared on TODAY that all parents and educators should know. And how to use those findings to help your choose the best day care for your child  Over 2.3 million American kids under five are cared for at day care [...]

The Medicine Abuse Project Launches Initiative to End Growing Epidemic: National Action Campaign Will Prevent Half a Million Teens from Abusing Medicine in Five Years Did you know that today in the United States, 2,000 adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 will abuse a prescription pain medication without a prescription? [1] In fact, it’s easier [...]