On Tuesday, March 5th the New Canaan Parent Support Group is hosting Kevin Sabet, Ph.D at Saxe Middle School Auditorium, 468 South Avenue, New Canaan. The reason for this event, entitled Reefer Sanity: Debunking the Myths About Marijuana, is to inform the public about the facts and clinical evidence as opposed to opinions. We’ve had an outstanding group of people

Robin Lehner, goalie for the NY Islanders, wrote a touching story of his recovery from addiction and mental illness.  As with all recoveries, he realized there were likely going to be bumps along the road.  However, here he is moving into the #1 goalie slot for the Islanders, and helping to lead their resurgence.  There is a great article in

On Wednesday, November 14th at the New Canaan YMCA, we sponsored a presentation by Jeff Foote, PhD, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Motivation and Change (CMC).  Jeff founded CMC in 2003 with his long-time colleague Carrie Wilkens.  Jeff has over 30 years’ experience in the addiction treatment and research field.  He is Co-Author of Beyond Addiction: How Science

We’re grateful to co-host an important event for the community this Tuesday, October 9th, 7PM at New Canaan High School.  The event is a presentation by Ruth Potee, MD (entitled “Riding the Roller-Coaster of the Adolescent Brain”.  Also co-hosting the event is New Canaan Cares.  The location at NCHS is the Wagner Room.  Hope to see you there.

On Tuesday evening, May 8th at Saxe Auditorium, the New Canaan Parent Support Group and New Canaan Cares hosted Dr. Kevin Hill and a panel of experts to discuss marijuana—the medical facts and risks.  Dr. Hill—who is an Author, Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and addiction psychiatrist–presented to an audience of local parents and concerned citizens. Following the presentation,

Dr. Kevin Hill and local experts speak about marijuana facts On Tuesday, May 8th at Saxe Middle School, Dr. Kevin Hill, author and internationally-known marijuana expert, presented to parents and concerned citizens during an evening event entitled “Marijuana: Just the Facts.” Dr. Hill, author of the book Marijuana: The Unbiased Truth about the World’s Most Popular Weed, is also an

On Tuesday, May 8th….