TRENTON — The use of prescription pills is becoming more prevalent among teenagers and is leading to heroin addiction, according to several experts currently testifying before the State Commission of Investigation. The hearing is focusing on how teenagers gain access to prescription drugs, and how that addiction turns into a heroin addiction. Read more
Time and again, studies have shown that parents play big roles in discouraging teens from alcohol abuse. In a report from the News Release Agency, director for the Center of Health and Social Research at Buffalo State College William Wieczorek reiterated the influence that parents have on their children to prevent alcohol addiction. Read more
Treatment Talk’s theme this week is helping parents prevent teenage substance abuse. I’m posting three contributions from experienced parents who have gone through substance abuse with their child, because this is such an important topic. Please send this link to any parents with teenagers. Read more
Drinking is something we enjoy and inevitably see as an integral part of adult life. Culturally, alcohol is in our blood — and, for many, literally so. Now, it’s increasingly making its way into our children’s blood, too, and at alarmingly younger ages. Read more
BROCKTON, Mass. — Michael Capece had been snorting OxyContin for five years when a new version of the drug, intended to deter such abuse, hit the market last summer. The reformulated pills are harder to crush, turning instead into a gummy substance that cannot be easily snorted, injected or chewed. Read more
Alcohol-related car accidents are among the leading cause of death for teens, and during graduation season the rates of accidents and deaths peak. With parental knowledge and vigilance, though, the risk of tragedy can be reduced, experts and educators say. “Too often, this celebration can lead to a lifetime of grief for family members when [...]
Well, not when you have teens and especially not if you work outside the home. The transition from school to summertime provides new opportunities for teens — and it can be challenging for some adolescents to cope with the change. Studies show that teens who haven’t tried drugs or alcohol are more likely to start [...]
Seattle, Washington (CNN) — Less than two hours after picking out a man in a police lineup who held up his drugstore, pharmacist Mike Donohue was being robbed. Again. The new robber’s face was hidden under the hood of a bulky black sweatshirt. He rocked back and forth anxiously, with his right hand planted in [...]
For young people all over the world, the most prevalent causes of disability are in the mind. For youth, neuropsychiatric disorders including major depression and alcohol use comprise 45% of the disability burden among young people from 10 to 24 years old, according to a study published online Monday in the Lancet. That’s about four [...]
(Reuters) – Gay, lesbian and bisexual high school students are more likely than heterosexual students to engage in such risky behavior as smoking, drinking alcohol and carrying guns, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found. Read more
