With a new year comes new hope for the future. For teens recently out of rehab and those who have been in recovery for a while, the new year can mean a chance to rededicate themselves to the principles of sobriety. Here’s how you can help. For Your Long-Time Recovering Teen Rehab is often motivating [...]
Continue ReadingFor someone watching a loved one struggling with addiction, the feeling of powerlessness may seem overwhelming. The drugs and alcohol may appear to have supreme influence over all their decisions from the moment they wake up to the time they go to sleep, and it can feel like your opinion will never be heard before [...]
Continue ReadingAccording to a report published in Medical News Today , there’s a new study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health that says that those who are highly intelligent are at a higher risk of drug use and abuse as compared to their peers. The findings were based upon researched conducted over the last [...]
Continue ReadingThe way the laws are changing, teens don’t have to possess or abuse heroin in order to get into trouble with the law for its use. Recently, four teens were arrested when their friend allegedly died of a heroin overdose. What was the charge? Standing by and letting it happen. The Daily News reports that [...]
Continue ReadingThere is a great deal of information about illegal drugs that are a cause for concern among teens and young adults, but there isn’t too much for parents to find when it comes to the new synthetic, legal drugs that are now available online and in head shops. Why? These new drugs are only slightly [...]
Continue ReadingNew studies show that GHB is an increasingly popular drug among British teens, presenting a problem that requires medical detox and supervision if treatment is to be safe and effective. It’s the withdrawal symptoms that have people concerned. Teens who take the drug regularly can experience serious medical issues if they stop taking the drug [...]
Continue ReadingTruancy programs have been instituted all over the country with the hope of protecting teens from missing out on school. A lack of education is, of course, a problem but the real issue is often far more serious when teens miss large amounts of school. Says one Alabama judge of the reasons for truancy: “There’s [...]
Continue ReadingThe Big Texas Rally for Recovery was held recently to celebrate the lives of those recovering patients who are living a successful life in sobriety. The event is set apart from other rallies and celebrations that highlight prevention or helping those living with an active addiction to get the help they need to heal. Uniquely, [...]
Continue ReadingDrinking is a big problem among college kids, both those who are underage and those over the age of 21. Colleges deal with this issue every year – accidents under the influence, alcohol overdose and death due to combining alcohol with other drugs. Students who have a problem with alcohol and other drugs and manage [...]
Continue ReadingThe stereotypical drug addict is broke, desperate, male and trapped by his circumstance. Many believe that he lives in urban areas and grew up poor with few opportunities for education. More and more often, however, stories are popping up that demonstrate that the opposite is true – anyone can fall victim to drug addiction, even [...]
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