Teens abusing drugs and alcohol love to feel a sense of euphoria because they want to escape from their realities. Often, they want to relieve pain and relax. Lean is a popular beverage that provides this feeling to its users. What is Lean? Lean, also known as sizzurp, is a mixture of cough syrup and…
Prescription drugs are commonly prescribed to teens to help them deal with pain or concentrate on their schoolwork. While some teens can use drugs without consequences, many are unable to do so. If quitting on their own hasn’t been effective for your child, Destinations for Teens can help. But what happens when teens become addicted…
No parent wants to think that their child may be addicted to opioids. The problem of opioid abuse affects every community, no matter a person’s race or background. You can be doing everything right when it comes to parenting yet still find yourself faced with a situation where your teen has a problem with drugs.…
Many parents don’t recognize the signs of cough medicine abuse in their teens. Yet, as one of the most accessible types of drugs that can cause a high, it is something teens seek out. Often called sizzurp or purple drank, this type of use can create addiction as well as addictive tendencies that follow a…
Teen drug abuse is on the rise, and if this trend continues, we’ll continue having thousands of adolescents in rehab facilities. As members of society, we have to look out for signs of drug abuse in our teens. This will help us identify substance abuse disorders early on. We can intervene before their condition worsens…
If you ask any parent of a teenager what their fears are for their child, drug and alcohol use and the consequences that go with them will be high on the list.
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Adderall use isn’t just problem among college students. UofM’s Monitoring the Future Study found that Adderall use increased significantly among U.S. high school seniors since 2009.
Peer pressure often leads individuals to do something they would not normally do in an attempt to “belong.” Risky behaviors usually stem from some form of peer pressure because kids will feel left out or ridiculed when they don’t follow the crowd.
Drug and substance abuse in teens is an unfortunate consequence of experimenting with psychoactive substances. The cause of addiction is unknown, meaning that there is no known gene that makes you more prone to developing an addiction. Recreational use and experimentation carry the risk of dependency. Substance abuse disorders don’t discriminate. This means that anyone,…