While addressing issues like teen drinking, it’s important to remember drinking alcohol is a socially acceptable activity. Drinking has been part of the American culture throughout most of its history. The primary reason why there are drinking age restrictions is that lawmakers decided anyone handling the effects of alcohol needed a certain level of maturity.…
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This April, during Alcohol Awareness Month, Destinations for Teens encourages you to educate yourself and your loved ones about the dangers of excessive drinking. If you are drinking too much, you can improve your health by cutting back or quitting. For those under 21, taking even one drink is illegal and can have adverse consequences…
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Stress can be debilitating, often interfering with a person’s quality of life. We all experience some forms of stress. As adults, we are better able to manage our stress, resulting in fewer issues. For teens, stress has the potential of creating mental health and addiction issues. Every year for many years, the Health Resource Network…
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Spring is a time of rebirth and growth. We are inspired to de-clutter and create space for clarity and creativity. We often make time to de-clutter and re-organize our physical environment however we forget about clearing up our internal environment. Spring’s energy can be a great time to assess our lives. It provides an opportunity…
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Self-injury or self-harm is usually a response to severe emotional distress. A person may cause intentional, non-suicidal injuries to his or her body as a way to mirror psychological pain with emotional pain. In some cases, the physical injury can have a temporary calming effect and, in others, a self-inflicted wound is a way to…
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Getting clean is one of the best things you can do for yourself and your loved ones. However, it’s not easy, as anyone who’s suffered from painful withdrawal symptoms knows. If you’re trying to overcome heroin addiction, asking “Can heroin withdrawal kill you?” is a valid question. Find out the real answer so that you…
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Drug and alcohol addiction take over a person’s entire life. Gradually, they withdraw from everything and everyone not connected with using. Their health suffers on every level. During rehab, as they recover, they may rediscover activities they used to love, including exercise. How do exercise and addiction recovery fit together? The Importance of Overall Health…
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The link between abusing alcohol and ADHD can make it difficult for people with this condition to be truly healthy. Things may be especially complex if they self-medicate by drinking instead of seeking treatment. If you have ADHD, there are positive ways to manage it so that your life is stable and fulfilling. Learn about…
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In discussions of codeine vs hydrocodone, which is the more dangerous drug? Before breaking that down, it’s important to understand that both drugs have an abuse potential. This may surprise you if you know that they’re prescription medications. However, even medicine that a doctor prescribes carries some risk, and knowing how to properly use it…
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As you consider a range of therapy programs for your teen’s drug rehab treatment, you run across recreational therapy. Then you wonder, what is the recreational therapy definition and does your teen need this type of therapy? For many people, it is hard to imagine recreation being helpful as part of drug or alcohol recovery.…
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