Between the years of 2002 and 2014, cannabis use among young people dropped 17 percent according to a study from the National Institute on Drug Abuse in addition to SAMHSA. Problematic use, as the study defined it, fell 25% starting in 2011. Many parents have been worried about the widespread movement for marijuana legalization and…
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Meth use runs through phases. The initial phase is made obvious by signs of intoxication or being high on drugs. Meth is a central nervous system stimulant, meaning it impacts the brain and body more quickly than other substances do. Unlike other drugs which can last a long period of time, the actual rushing sensations…
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According to The Centers for Disease Control, high-school drinking has significantly reduced. The study looked at data trends between the years of 1991 and 2015 based on information provided by high school students themselves. Drinking has cut nearly by half in some regards. For example, in 1999 half of high school students reported drinking within…
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Most medications prescribed for ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, are stimulant medications like amphetamines. In the past, it has been widely believed that putting young children, adolescents, and teenagers on these medications makes them more susceptible to substance abuse in the future because of the harsh effects of the medications. Mental health issues of any…
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“At-risk” youth is a term we hear often when we discuss the youth at risk for domestic violence, drug addiction, and substance abuse. Most often, the term “at-risk” refers to specific demographics based on race, environment, culture, and socioeconomic status. What fails to be understood too often is that all children are at-risk because the…
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Adults are meant to guide children and help them pick up clues for finding out who they are. Rather than tell children who they are or aren’t, adults are supposed to support children in the discovery process. When children are appropriately supported in their personal and emotional development, they build essential confidence, self-esteem, self-awareness, and…
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Nervous breakdowns are not reserved for adults. Substance abuse or no substance abuse, a teen or adolescent can reach a peak of what they are capable of handling in their life and may need to access an anxiety treatment program for help. Substance abuse might develop as a nervous breakdown begins to build as a…
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The World Health Organization, WHO, recently released a report outlining the leading causes of death to adolescent’s worldwide. On average, more than one million adolescents die every single year. Adolescence, according to this study by WHO, is quantified between the ages of 10-19 years old. 3,000 deaths per day of young people between those innocent…
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When an epidemic of the proportions the opioid epidemic is ravaging the world, the youth have to be taken into consideration. Losing friends, brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, uncles, aunts, schoolteachers, and other critical adults in their lives to opioids takes a toll. Experiencing the opioid epidemic second hand has an effect. Exposure to a drug-affected…
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When we think of body image issues, we often think of girls. As a culture, we place a higher emphasis on body image on the feminine form than we do the male form. However, males of all ages face body image expectations as well as body image discriminations. The heavy focus on female body image…
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