Sin's Deception

When John Belushi died in the spring of 1983 of an overdose of cocaine and heroin, a variety of articles appeared, including one in U.S. News and World ...

The Real Difference

I certainly insist on the importance of the whole man, the entire self. But if the church does not know what the intellectual differences are, she will ...

No "No" in TV Land

Many of our adolescents and young adults cannot "just say no" to drugs because their whole approach to life has been shaped by television, the ...

Unintentional Parenting

It happened during one of those Rockwellian moments: a grandmother making cookies with her seven-year-old granddaughter. The kind of moment a grandmother ...

Teens Under Pressure

The percentage of teens who say they feel pressure to:

Get good grades: 44 Get into college: 32 Fit in socially: 29 Use drugs or alcohol: 19 Be sexually ...

Teen Drug Use in Rural Areas

On January 26, 2000, Joseph Califano, Jr., president of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, presented results ...

Fathers Needed

In March 1999, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services launched a new, nationwide public service campaign challenging fathers to remain emotionally ...

Teens: Doing Drugs with Parents

They are scenes that paint a startling picture of the drug culture's legacy on American home life: A teenage girl shares her hopes and dreams with her ...

Jesus Holds Me

For several weeks running the number one song on country music charts has been a ballad sung by John Michael Montgomery called "The Girl." The lyrics ...

Darryl Strawberry and Drugs

"Life has not been worth living for me. That's the honest truth."