Every generation of parents feels that their teens are speaking a foreign language. While it’s not always necessary to understand the cryptic terms that your teenagers use in their texts, […]
Drug and Substance Abuse
Dangers of a Drug Overdose
Presumably, people who take in drugs do so because they like the effects the drugs can bring about. They might enjoy the calming, soothing effects of alcohol, for example, or […]
Who Is at Risk for Drug Addiction?
No teenager is immune to the risk of drug addiction. Substance abuse affects young people from all demographic groups, regardless of their socioeconomic status, gender or ethnicity. However, there are […]
Teen Drug Addiction Statistics
Studying the statistics on teen drug addiction can be overwhelming for parents. The scope of Monitoring the Future Survey, a nationwide research project that tracks substance abuse among teens, reports […]
FAQ on Teen Drug Addiction
Whether or not you suspect that your teenager has a drug problem, you probably have questions about how the disease of addiction affects teens. Adolescence is an extremely vulnerable time […]
Drug and Substance Abuse
Teen Substance Abuse: The Difference Between Abuse and Addiction, and How To Treat Both “My child has a substance abuse problem.” It’s a sentence no parent would want to utter, […]