By age 15, Penny Seidenkranz’s daughter, Mindy, had a meth problem. That’s when the mother learned her daughter had started smoking pot at age 11 while unsupervised at home when Seidenkranz worked. She’d hang out with the older boys in the neighborhood, who got her high. Eventually, her mother thinks, she was using drugs to [...]
eenage prescription drug abuse is becoming a prevalent problem these days. That is mainly because compared to illegal substances like marijuana, heroin or cocaine, prescription drugs are more readily available and can be bought easily from drugstores. The reported figures regarding prescription drug abuse among teenagers are alarming indeed. According to studies, one out of [...]
all semester marks the time for millions of college students across the country to decorate their rooms, settle into class once again – and get drunk. Of the 18.2 million students enrolled in colleges in the United States, nearly three-quarters of them reported drinking at least occasionally. “Many students think drinking, smoking and other drug [...]
Low cost, savvy marketing and easy availability have made heroin the recent drug of choice for youths around the country, including Utah’s Wasatch Front. Police have been alarmed by the level of sophistication involved in the drug rings, and the young age of the clientele. “We are seeing school-aged children involved in heroin use,” said [...]
Blue, green, red, yellow, white. Teens pass around the bowl filled with an assortment of colorful prescription pills, each taking a handful to get high. Down the street, drugstores are robbed as desperate addicts and money-hungry dealers search for their next fix. Meanwhile, local police departments take calls daily from people who’ve had drugs stolen from [...]
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Nov. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Results from a recent study issued by the National Survey on Drug Use and Health and released by the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) revealed that the overall number of heroin abusers rose by nearly 90 percent – from 213,000 to 399,000 individuals – [...]
Combining results from a survey released Monday November 15, 2010 by the Canadian Centre for Substance Abuse (CCSA) and past surveys and studies suggests many parents of teens are mistaken about their kids and drug use. The study reports 70 percent of Canada’s parents with kids aged 12 to 17 believe those kids have not [...]
Teens may act invincible, but when it comes to drugs and alcohol, they’re actually more vulnerable than adults to harmful effects on the brain, researchers said at Neuroscience 2010, the Society for Neuroscience conference in San Diego, California, on Monday. “Brain development is actively transpiring even in the teen brain, and [if] you throw in [...]
The ability to focus intensely and stay awake for hours could be considered a study requirement on many college campuses – but recently more students have been reported to abuse the stimulant drug Adderall, with serious potential for consequences. A 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health survey said that students in the 18 [...]
The University of Pennsylvania Health System states that one out of every three families in the United States has an addicted family member and one out of every four American adults has some type of addiction. Addiction in a family can lead to toxic behaviors and dysfunctional relationships. According to the Partnership for a Drug [...]
