When your teen is struggling with mental health or substance use challenges, understanding your treatment options is essential. Inpatient treatment provides short-term, hospital-based care focused on immediate safety and stabilization during a crisis—typically lasting just a few days with 24/7 medical supervision. Residential treatment offers a longer-term solution, where teens live on campus for 45-90 days in a structured, supportive environment. Here, they participate in daily therapy, academics, and skill-building activities designed to address the root causes of their struggles and develop lasting coping strategies. Many families find their teen transitions from inpatient stabilization to residential care as part of a comprehensive treatment plan. At Muir Wood, we’re here to help you navigate these decisions and find the level of care that best supports your teen’s healing and long-term recovery.
There have been many studies connected to child development and correlations to later abuse of alcohol and other substances, but a study published in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research focuses on specific childhood characteristics that can indicate higher risk of alcohol abuse as a teen. In this study, researchers tested whether measures of character collected […]
A large increase in emergency room visits caused by stimulant prescription drug abuse has been noted, according to Newsroom. Top pills responsible for the rise in need for medical care include Adderall and Ritalin, but it’s not necessarily those who are using their prescription correctly who are ending up in the hospital. Rather, those who […]
Do you have prescription medications in your home? If you answered “yes,” do you also have a teen at home? If so, then you need to make every effort to ensure that your prescription medications cannot be accessed by your child. Even if you think that your adolescent would never touch your prescription medication, it’s […]
A recent study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health reveals that teen boys who have been cyberbullied run a higher risk of developing substance abuse problems than teens who have not been the victim of online attack. Cyberbullying, a relatively new phenomenon, refers to the practice of harassing and/or abusing someone via social media, […]
No parent’s struggle with their son’s addiction is easy to deal with or overcome. In a recent column, one mother shared her experience with the hope of helping other parents dealing with the same issue. Her son, Joshua, was a happy and bright child. It wasn’t until his teen years that a much darker side […]
Advertising alcohol, cigarettes, and other addictive substances to children has been a long-standing practice—and a successful one at that—but one that the governing agencies have attempted to curb in recent decades. Marketing Techniques First, it was cigarettes that were no longer allowed to cater to children. Any ads with cartoons or talking animal mascots were […]
While it has long been known that one’s ethnicity can sometimes be a contributing factor in how likely it is that the person will abuse drugs or alcohol, a recent survey has shed new light on this fact. Namely, it has revealed that Hispanic teens are more likely than African American or Caucasian teens to […]
Researchers from Bowling Green State University and Iowa State University recently conducted a study that examined how remarriage that results in children from multiple partners impacts a child’s drug use and sexual behavior. The results of the study were quite startling. Teens who had half-siblings were more likely both to use drugs and to have […]
As a parent, wouldn’t it be great if you knew every issue and struggle that your child would face in life? If you did, you could do everything within your power to prevent those problems from ever occurring, and you would be better armed to confront them if they did occur. While there’s no surefire […]
A new study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health takes a look at the first drinking experiences of children living in a Pennsylvania county, and the results are disturbing. The study reveals that around 37 percent of children in the county admitted to having tasted alcohol by the time they reached the age of […]
Only families who have been struck by addiction can understand the many and varied struggles that are faced every day. When it occurs, one of those struggles is internal—shame due to a child’s addiction—but it can have a deep impact on the family’s ability to effectively help their loved one heal from the disorder. Some […]
While two states have legalized marijuana for recreational use, approximately 20 states have legalized the drug for medicinal purposes. Lawmakers are scrambling to address the issues raised by lobbyists on both sides, and one of the biggest issues is the effect that legalization of the substance will have on teens. One of the big issues […]
