Posts Tagged ‘substance abuse’
Signs of Substance Abuse Among Teens
If you’ve found yourself watching your teenager more closely lately and wondering whether the mood swings, the new friends, or the locked bedroom door are normal adolescence or something more serious — you’re not overreacting. Trusting that instinct is one of the most protective things a parent can do. Teen drug and alcohol use is…
Read MoreWhat it Means to Have a Substance Use Disorder as a Teen
Substance use disorder in teens often starts as recreational or casual. Over time, an occasional social drinker starts to binge drink regularly, or someone who occasionally uses prescription pain medication for pain control takes more than the prescribed dosage or progresses to harder drugs such as heroin and methamphetamine. If this sounds familiar to you…
Read MoreCommon Coping Strategies for Substance Abuse
Coping tools or coping strategies are an essential component of lasting addiction recovery. Achieving recovery from addiction is a multifaceted process that is far more involved than simply stopping drinking or using drugs. For your teen to achieve lasting addiction recovery, it is crucial to learn about why they started using or drinking in the…
Read MoreKetamine Use In Teens
You may have heard of a drug referred to as K, Special K, Kit Kat, Purple, or Super Acid. These are all street names for the drug Ketamine. Ketamine is a drug that is used legally in the medical system as an anesthetic. It is a Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances Act. It…
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