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Dr. Mike Evans, Toronto family and community health specialist, explains the causes and cures of acne. Producer: Timothy Lewis, Rogers Media

For high school seniors that can stand the heat of the kitchen, there’s no better place to show off their culinary know-how than at The Art Institutes Best Teen Chef Competition 2008. Now in its ninth year, the Best Teen Chef Competition awards more than $250000 in tuition scholarships to attend The Art Institutes schools, to high school seniors in the US and Canada interested in pursuing a career in the fast growingculinary industry. Top prize winners in the competition can win a full-tuition scholarship, toward an associate’s degree, certificate or diploma program, to study culinary arts at any of the 30 participating locations within The Art Institutes system. Learn more by visiting www.artinstitutes.edu/btc.

A scholarship competition for high school seniors interested in a culinary education, The Art Institutes Best Teen Chef Competition offers the chance to compete for tuition scholarships to The Art Institutes system of schools. In addition to a full tuition scholarship to one of The Art Institutes, the top scoring teen wins the prestigious title “Best Teen Chef.” Learn more about The Art Institutes programs in design, media arts, fashion, and culinary arts at www.artinstitutes.edu What’s your inspiration?

www.artinstitutes.edu Learn more about the Best Teen Chef Competition at The International Culinary Schools at The Art Institutes, during which entrants competed for a culinary school scholarship. Learn more about the culinary arts and culinary management programs offered at The Art Institutes by clicking the link above!

A picture video I made for an adult sunday school class about teen substance abuse. Images from google, Music: 30 Seconds to Mars – To Kill.

TEEN TRUTH: DRUG & ALCOHOL ABUSE is a poignant film that engages, entertains and educates the viewer about the risks of drug and alcohol use. This follow-up to TEEN TRUTH: BULLY melds intense music, graphics, and teen shot footage with sobering interviews featuring students, drug authorities, and addicts to deliver an honest look inside substance abuse. A must see for all youth, TEEN TRUTH: DRUGS & ALCOHOL delivers an unforgettable message that will make anyone reconsider his or her next hit or sip.

A good parent is a watchful parent. Yes, today, it’s harder than it used to be considering our teens have access to the internet, drive earlier and with most homes having two working parents, more time unsupervised. And most parents do not want to believe that their child could become a user or ever end up in a drug rehab center. But even the best of kids acquiesce to peer pressure and a cycle that is very dangerous has begun. Watching for signs of possible drug use is not accusing your teen, just being an observant and loving parent. Basically, when a young person gets involved in drug abuse they are probably are going to need the help of a drug rehab center. When they change their group of friends, their grades drop below what they were averaging or they lose interest in any of the hobbies that they had, it’s time to take notice. These symptoms are not for the “occasional” drug user, but someone who more than likely has an addiction and will need a drug rehab center. It is imperative that a parent or guardian monitor their child’s behavior, but carefully. You don’t want to appear to be spying on them because that will take them further away from you. Some advocate that you begin to hug your child when they walk in the door checking for drug or alcohol odors. Others suggest you watch and see if they go straight to their room after they come into the home, which could be a sign they are trying to hide something. Be aware what time they come in and look at them before they go to bed. Be a bit unpredictable in your scheduling of when you’re home in order to find your teen in an undesirable situation. This will help identify a possible need for a drug rehab center that can help greatly. Prescription drug addiction is on the rise in every high school. Like alcohol, these drugs are legal and can be accessed through their own parent’s medicine cabinet or easily available from friends or on the street. Prescription drug addiction is very serious and because more and more is needed to get the same high, overdosing is common which many times leads to death. Alcohol rehab centers and even a drug rehab center near you can help you better understand the issues associated with prescription drug addiction as well as other drugs and their signs and symptoms. Be watchful of your teen and perhaps help save their life.