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September 12,2024
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Addiction Recovery: How To Support Your Teen

When a person has been addicted to a harmful substance like drugs or alcohol, getting through addiction recovery is not an easy road. It is even more difficult for a teen. Teens’ cognitive processing and reasoning skills are not fully developed; so, they are more apt to make bad choices…

18 Jun

Picking Up on Polysubstance Dependency

You may have never heard of this term before. Polysubstance dependency? Sounds like something made up in a laboratory. Well, although not technically in a lab, it is a combination of various intoxicating substances. In fact, this term refers to people who are addicted to the feeling of intoxication in…

18 Jun

Ritalin Abuse – Be Aware of the Signs

Ritalin is a highly effective medication used to treat teens suffering from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), a very real mental illness. Commonly referred to by its trade name, Ritalin, methylphenidate is classified as a narcotic per the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration due to its similarities to morphine, amphetamines, and…

18 Jun

Teen Vaping: How Parents and Schools Should Respond

Vaping is a phenomenon that is greatly misunderstood by teens, parents, and school administrators. Teens think vaping is a safe alternative to smoking, parents need information, and school administrators are trying to create policies about vaping on school campuses. The illusion of vaping is that it is a “safe” way…

18 Jun

MMOs and Video Game Addiction

Your teen immediately escapes to his room as soon as he bursts through the door from school. Dropping his backpack, ignoring your questions, he can’t focus on anything but playing online with his “friends”. You peek in to see who he is talking to and realize that he is completely…