Parents impact their children. Parents are the most influential people in their child’s life, and have the power to make a difference. Parenting is the most important job one will ever have and can be the most rewarding experience of life! But there are times when EVERY parent could use some help (yes, EVERY parent)!

According to research, a strong bond between a parent and child can also impact a youth’s choice to participate in prescription drug abuse/misuse, alcohol consumption, and other risky behaviors. Any situation can be overcome, but addiction to a harmful substance is one of the most ravaging, deep-rooted, and complicated problems to face – sometimes even causing death.

Catoosa Prevention Initiative Online Parenting System is an online video based parenting class that features a combination of Dr. Drew’s SMART MOVES-SMART CHOICES program and the Parenting Wisely Course. Dr. David Drew Pinsky, best known as Dr. Drew, is an American board-certified internist, addiction medicine specialist, and radio and television personality. He is also Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, former Medical Director for the Department of Chemical Dependency Services at Las Encinas Hospital in Pasadena, California, staff member at Huntington Memorial Hospital, and a private practitioner. Parenting Wisely is an online interactive training program with videos of scene enactments of typical family problems and effective resolutions.

For more information and/or to take the online course, click here to be directed to the website: www.capiops.com.