ARE of Southeastern Michigan will put on its 25th annual parenting conference from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at the Macomb Intermediate School District building, 44001 Garfield Road in Clinton Township. The conference functions as a means of educating parents, grandparents, relatives and caregivers with the skills, tools and resources to achieve…

When CARE of Southeastern Michigan opens its Recovery United Center in Fraser those who gather will not only see a model for how to treat addiction recovery in Michigan but works of art. As Alev Oguz said, “Art is the journey of a free soul.” This past week, through a partnership between CARE and the Detroit Institute…

In 2019, 27.4% of high school students admit to vaping at least once, up from 1.5% in 2011. For middle schoolers, it’s 10.5% in 2019, up from 0.6% in 2011, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Furthermore, 11.7% of 12th graders reported themselves as daily vapers, far surpassing 2.4% of the same age…

While the legalization of recreational marijuana approved by voters in November 2018 pleased a lot of Michigan residents, there were many in the state concerned about the effects it could have on youth. That included the Center Line Public Schools Board of Education and district Superintendent Eve Kaltz. At the Jan. 13 CLPS Board of…

The state of Michigan has filed a lawsuit against McKesson Corporation, Cardinal Health Inc., Amerisource Bergen Corporation and Walgreens, charging them with creating the opioid crisis by flooding the market with pills and selling them without oversight that could have prevented their misuse. According to the Detroit Free Press, the suit, filed in Wayne County…