The Risks of Teen Drug Abuse: Why Experimentation Isn’t Worth It
The desire to fit in and have a good time with your friends may be tempting you to try drugs. However, there are some very real consequences to substance use.
The desire to fit in and have a good time with your friends may be tempting you to try drugs. However, there are some very real consequences to substance use.
Understanding what drives compulsive behaviors – and how these behaviors become addictions – can be confusing and difficult at first.
Drug-related changes to the limbic system in the brain can contribute to depressed mood, mood swings, emotional outbursts, and persistent irritability.
Because adolescent substance abuse manifests differently than that of adults, they require specialized treatment. There are a variety of programs available to them.
Cognitive therapy is a form of psychotherapy that attempts to disentangle the links between our thoughts, emotions and behaviors.
After decades of research and hard experience, it’s possible to identify certain social factors and situations that make relapse more likely.
Research and studies have shown time and again that the involvement of family to substance abuse patients greatly increases the success of recovery.
Often drug abuse is rooted in a deeper problem, however, such as low self-esteem or depression. The goal of treatment for adolescents is behavior modification.
Drugged driving is just as dangerous as drunk driving. You’re putting your own life, the lives of your passengers, and the lives of anyone else on the road in serious risk.
Teen drug addiction is not just the result of teens having no self-respect, suffering from peer pressure, bad parenting or coming from a poor family.
Destinations For Teens staff are actively getting vaccinated through the county and the hope is to have the majority of our staff vaccinated by the end of January, 2021. Destinations For Teens is likewise committed to educating staff to the benefits of vaccinating and to providing access to the vaccine to all employees. By minimizing the risk of transmission, Destinations For Teens is working hard to protect its clients, families and employees from contracting the COVID-19 virus.
A dedicated COVID-19 task force, including our Medical Director, Clinical Director and our Director of Nursing, provides written materials and verbal education and training to all staff. In the words of Dr. Baback Gabbay, Destinations For Teens Chief Medical Director, the message could not be simpler: "We are committed to the health and well-being of our patients and families. Our staff is committed to the CDC recommend cleaning protocols and have been fortunate to receive the Moderna or Pzifer Covid vaccine this week. Vaccination is important in order to help keep all our employees and the families we serve safe".
In addition to distributing vaccinations, Destinations For Teens facilities has implemented the following procedures for all in-person programs: