The Blog of P.U.R.E. and Sue Scheff

Partnership at Drugfree.org is marching out their new campaign. Your Are Not Alone! You Are Not Alone , sponsored by The Partnership at DrugFree.org is dedicated to supporting the 11 million American families whose teens need treatment for drug and alcohol abuse - 1 in 7 seven teens! Back to school can mean new friends, new relationships and sometimes new peer pressure that is not positive.  Although many parents believe it is not their teen, the fact is - in many cases it is .  Once a family has accepted they are not alone - there is help out there, the sooner you can get your teen back on a safe and healthy path. With your help, we can lower the barriers families face in getting teens the treatment and recovery support they need. Work on bringing your family back together. Help us transform stigma and isolation into hope and change. Get involved today! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ partnershipdrugfree Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/YOU_R_ NOT_A...

Parents talking about their teens: My daughter is so smart, she is highly intelligent. My son is extremely handsome, very athletic and always had lots of friends. My daughter is beautiful, was the captain of her cheerleading team etc.... My son has an IQ of 170, yet is failing. My daughter wants to drop out of high school. My son wants to get his GED and is not attending school. My daughter made the varsity team and yet dropped out. My son was swim captain and now was asked to leave the team. (He was caught with pot, but said it was his friends. My daughter smokes pot, but it is only recreational. My son likes to drink beer, but it isn't all the time. Excuses for parents: It is the friends he/she is hanging with. The teacher doesn't like my son/daughter. The school has zero tolerance. His father isn't around enough. The coach expects too much. If it wasn't for this one neighbor, we wouldn't have these issues. HelpYourTeens.com Okay, these l...