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Apr 6, 2022, 4:20 AM

Girls Drink More Than Boys – A Disturbing Trend

Until somewhat recently, data indicated that males were more likely to drink alcohol than females. However, the trend has shifted, and data now shows that women (and girls) ages 12-20 are drinking more alcohol than men (and boys). In 2020, more females reported past-month alcohol...

Jul 27, 2021, 6:34 PM

Only bad people use drugs, right?

Those who struggle with substance use are not bad, they're ill, and stigmatizing language isolates and discourages them from seeking help

Jun 14, 2021, 7:09 PM

A Teenager Walks Into a Vape Shop…

Does this sound like the beginning of a joke (i.e. “a rabbi and a priest walk into a bar…”)? It’s actually not funny at all, but a sad reality I witnessed myself just a few days ago. I live in Teaneck, New Jersey. One of...

May 10, 2021, 12:02 AM

In Light of Legalization, How Do We Talk About Marijuana With Our Kids?

Between legalization, increased normalization of usage, and new ways of using marijuana (edibles, vaporizers, concentrates), it is becoming more and more complicated to know how to address marijuana use with your kids. Marijuana Use Among Our Youth The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) found...

Apr 14, 2021, 7:00 PM

April is Alcohol Awareness Month…So Now What?

April is Alcohol Awareness Month – a public health program organized as a way of increasing outreach and education regarding the dangers of alcoholism and issues related to alcohol use. The program was created in 1987, with the intention of targeting college-aged students who are...

Mar 12, 2021, 12:10 AM

The Devil is in the Details

Why We Need to Talk About Substance Use and Our Jewish Youth Increasing awareness Recently, the results from a two year-study of yeshiva high school students were released. The data, gathered from 2019 to 2020, demonstrated that our high school students have a particular issue...

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About Me

Lianne Forman, a 29+ year Teaneck resident and a corporate and employment lawyer by training, is the Executive Director of Communities Confronting Substance Use & Addiction (CCSA), the organization she and her husband, Etiel, founded in 2018. Through their own family’s struggles, they founded CCSA to create greater community awareness and education about substance misuse and addiction in the Jewish community. CCSA’s mission is to eliminate stigma around addiction in Jewish communities through awareness events and facilitating evidence-based educational programming in schools for students and parents. Visit www.JewishCCSA.org for more information.