Viewers have followed along with Teen Mom 2’s Jenelle Evans as she has struggled with marijuana abuse, domestic issues with her boyfriend, and fighting for custody of her child. Unfortunately, this particular combination of issues is making each one worse than it would be alone. The Marijuana Issue The marijuana problem was the focus of [...]
Continue ReadingFew parents set out to enable their addicted teens. Most, in fact, view their actions toward an addicted child as helpful – they feel that they are either helping them to get better, helping them to keep from getting worse or making a decision that will hurt them irrevocably. Afraid that they will lose their [...]
Continue ReadingFor those living and working in Marion County, attendance to Operation Street Smart on February 10 at the Tri-Rivers Career Center auditorium is free of charge. From 9 a.m. until 3 a.m., the program will provide attendees with up-to-date information about the effects of different drugs and alcohol on our youth, which drugs are hot [...]
Continue ReadingAccording to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a teen’s drug abuse doesn’t start the first time he or she experiments with a beer or smoking marijuana. It can actually start with a number of environmental, physical, emotional, and even genetic stimuli. Some studies say that there are signs within a child’s personality and experience [...]
Continue ReadingAround the US, people are clambering to fill prescriptions for Adderrall and its generic equivalents because of a shortage of the active ingredients used to make them. The scarcity has occurred due to quotas imposed by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in an attempt to rein in abuse of these stimulants. In an attempt to [...]
Continue ReadingThe teen years are a prime time for drug and alcohol abuse to start. According to the National Drug Intelligence Center, the earlier a person abuses illicit substances, the more likely they are to develop a lifelong issue with addiction, so it’s crucial that parents and teachers recognize the signs of early drug abuse in [...]
Continue ReadingDemi Lovato has been up front about her trip to rehab last year because of the behaviors she engaged in as a result of her bipolar disorder. By the time she entered treatment, the 19-year-old singer and star of the Disney Channel’s Sonny with a Chance was unsuccessfully trying to deal with an eating disorder [...]
Continue ReadingLast month, a 14-year-old girl overdosed on heroin and died a few days later. It was her first time using the drug, according to the Alaska Native News, and now one 26-year-old man named Sean Warner who may have played a part in helping the young girl may be facing charges. Currently, Warner has been [...]
Continue ReadingThe next time your child tries to convince you that school is unnecessary or that missing a few days here and there won’t hurt anything, consider the findings of a new study: Kids who miss school are more likely to exhibit symptoms of a mental health disorder as teenagers. Additionally, mental health disorders can increase [...]
Continue ReadingOne of the biggest questions that parents of teenagers ask about drugs and alcohol is how they can prevent their teens from developing an addiction in the first place. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), there are a number of factors that can put a teenager at a higher risk of developing a [...]
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