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Posted:  February 25, 2008

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Audio Health Library
Student / Parent Awareness Line

Call one of the following numbers:

972-215-5468

972-215-5469

972-215-5470

972-215-5471

When you need information on any of these topics, press the three digit message number when you are asked.   Instructions follow each message.

The Awareness Line is NOT to be used for emergency help.  If it is an emergency, please hang up and call 911.

For Additional Info & Help:

Betty Ford Center
- Children & Family Program
972-753-0001

Family Outreach of Irving, Inc.
972-721-6591

Irving Family Advocacy Center
972-721-6555

Irving Health Center
214-266-3000

Timberlawn Psychiatric Hospital
214-381-7181
Las Colinas Office
972-717-3530 x 100

For additional resources, please contact
your school counselor


Printable list above or use list below.

Alcohol

101 Do I drink too much?
102 Alcoholism:  What is it?
103 Alchoholics Anonymous & other groups
104 ALATEEN:  Help for the young person
105 College Students and Drinking
106 Alcohol and Drugs Don't Mix
107 Alcohol and Health

Cocaine

131 Crack Cocaine
132 Facts about Cocaine
133 Your Money/Your Life: Cocaine Takes Both

Marijuana

124 Are there medical uses for marijuana?
125 Is marijuana harmful to my body?
126 Marijuana: Fact & Fiction
127 Marijuana:  Other Asked Questions
128 Marijuana: High Last Longer Than You Think
129 Marijuana: The Mental Effects

Tobacco

110 Cigarettes, Pipes & Snuff
111 Smokeless Tobacco
112 Cove Cigarettes
113 Effects of Cigarette Smoke on Non-Smokers
114 Why Should I Quit Smoking?
115 Are You Ready to Quit Smoking?
116 How to Quit Smoking
117 Six Facts about Kids and Smoking
118 Teens & Tobacco: What's Really In?
119 Tobacco Questionnaire
120 Teenage Girls as the Target of the Tobacco Industry
121 Telephone Tobacco Quit Lines
122 The Problem of Smoking During Pregnancy

Other Drugs

135 Steroids
136 Barbiturates and Other Downers
137 ICE: Social Methamphetamine
138 Heroin and other Opiates
139 Inhalants ... Sniffing and Huffing
140 LSD and Other Hallucinogens
141 MDMA: A drug Called Ecstasy
142 PCP ... It Really is That Bad
143 Downers
144 Caffeine: Friend or Foe?
145 Crack: Concern of the Town
146 Designer Drugs Aren't Fashionable
147 Speed Still Kills
148 Valium, Librium & Sleeping Pills

Just Say No

150 Good Reasons for Saying "No"
151 Saying "No" to Drugs is the Adult Thing to Do
152 Three Steps to Say "No"
153 Ways for a Young Adult to Say "No"
154 When it's Hard to say "No"

Anger and Stress

156 Anger Management
157 Anger: Ways Not to Handle It
158 Stress: Coping with Stress
159 Stress:  Eating for Less Stress
160 Stress: Exercise as a Stress Control Tool
161 Stress: Relaxation Techniques
162 Stress Management
163 Stress Management for Young People
164 Stress: Do I have a problem?
165 Stress:  What is it?
166 Understanding Stress in Children
167 Understanding Stress in Adolescents
168 Your Mind as a Stress Manager
169 Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Depression

171 Depression: What is it?
172 Depression: Do I have a Problem?
173 Helping Someone Who is Depressed
174 Depression: Helping Yourself
175 Depression in Children & Adolescents
176 Manic Depression
177 Suicide Warning Signals
178 Suicide: Helping Those Left Behind
179 Teenage Suicide
180 Effects of Anxiety
181 Panic Disorder
182 Grieving a Loss
183 Schizophrenia

Parenting (General)

185 Child Abuse: Emotional
186 Child Abuse: Neglect
187 Child Abuse: Physical
188 Child Abuse: Sexual
189 Am I a Good Parent?
190 Talking with Your Children
191 Talking with Your Teenager
192 Children of Divorce
193 Effective Use of TV in the Home
194 Single Parenting:  Today's Challenge
195 Homework: Skills for a Lifetime

Parenting (Child Development)

197 Making Your Child More Independent
198 Common Sense Parenting: Dinner Time
199 Common Sense Parenting: Bedtime
200 Helping Children with Morning Routines
201 Parent-Child Interaction: How to Improve It
202 Children and Two Parent Working Families
203 Children and Stepfamilies
204 Children and Household Chores
205 Children and Divorce

Parenting (Child Behavior)

207 Self Control
208 Anger Control Problems
209 Shyness
210 Children & Temperament Styles
211 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
212 Children and Reactions to Death
213 Children and Moving
214 Encopresis or Soiling
215 Enuresis or Wetting/Bedwetting
216 Stealing
217 Fears and Phobias
218 Children and Depression
219 Children and Anxiety
220 Children and Thumb Sucking
221 Children and Television (TV)

Personal Growth

223 Achievement: Words of Wisdom
224 Assertiveness
225 Being a Role Model
226 Belonging to the Community
227 Building Self Esteem
228 But Not Everyone's Doing It
229 Conflict: What is it?
230 Conflict: How to Resolve it
231 Cooperating
232 Decision Making
233 Friends: People I'm Proud Of
234 Gangs or Groups: The Decision is Yours
235 Gangs: Facts vs. Fiction
236 Goal Setting
237 Leadership: We all Have It
238 Needs and Wants

Nutrition - Diet - Weigh Control

240 A Well Balance Diet
241 Anorexia Nervosa
242 Are you overweight or over fat?
243 Bulimia
244 Causes of Obesity
245 Compulsive Overeating: What is it?
246 Dietary Fat & Cholesterol: The Difference
247 Fast Foods: Consider Your Choices
248 Fiber in Your Diet
249 Fight Osteoporosis: Bone Up on Calcium
250 Learning Habit for Lasting Weight Control
251 Nutrition for Athletes
252 Preventing Diet Relapse
253 Sensible Weight Loss
254 Sports Nutrition: Energy Sources
255 Sugar or Artificial Sweetener
256 Understanding Your Blood Cholesterol Level
257 Using Food Labels
258 Wise Weight Management

Health and Fitness

260 Aerobic Fitness
261 Finding Time for Fitness
262 Healthy Skin
263 Exercise & Diet

Figuring Out if You Have a Problem

265 Can I Spot a Drug User?
266 Problem Gambling
267 Do I have a Chemical Problem?
268 Drub Abuse Information for Parents Only
269 How to Know if You're Hooked
270 Is My Child at High Risk?
271 Is Our Home Part of the Problem?
272 Is There a Chemical Problem in our House?
273 What to Do if Your Child Has a Drug Problem
274 What if a Loved One Has a Chemical Problem?
275 Self-Help Options
276 What is a Self-Help Group?

Learning Disabilities

278 What are Learning Disabilities?
279 Types of Learning Disabilities
280 Therapy and Learning Disabilities
281 CHADD - Attention Deficit Disorder
282 Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder
283 Developmental Disabilities
284 Autism