Archive for 'Addiction'
Educating Children About Marketing Messages Can Help Prevent Substance Abuse
Posted on 24. Aug, 2010 by Addiction Intervention.
Media Detective is an activity-based program used to help prevent alcohol and tobacco use among children, helping them understand the intentions of marketers and advertising. A new study suggests that teaching children as young as eight or nine to be more skeptical of marketing tactics can help prevent substance abuse.
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How to Control Teen Parties and Prevent Drinking of Alcohol
Posted on 17. Aug, 2010 by Addiction Intervention.
New York’s State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) recently advised parents about the dangers of underage drinking at residential parties. To be blunt, minors who attend parties where alcohol is available are at risk for becoming intoxicated, regardless of whether the actual imbibing of alcohol has been sanctioned by party hosts. Minors [...]
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Effective Strategies Important in Narcotics Detox
Posted on 11. Aug, 2010 by Addiction Intervention.
Withdrawal from any drug is certainly difficult, both physically and psychologically, but withdrawal from narcotic drugs may bring especially severe symptoms. In most cases, the patient will not be in danger of long-term health consequences or death during withdrawal, but many who have experienced it say they would have done anything to ease the symptoms.
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Mental and Emotional Effects of Alcoholism
Posted on 06. Aug, 2010 by Addiction Intervention.
We’ve all seen the stumbling drunk character mumbling incoherently in movies and on TV, but it’s another thing entirely when the alcoholic is someone you know and care about. It may even be you. The classic depiction of drunkards has more than just a little basis in fact. Alcoholism changes the brain to such an [...]
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The College Life and Alcoholism
Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by Addiction Intervention.
For many young people, college is their first foray into freedom. Many go away to school and find they are unable to handle the independence and responsibility that comes with being out from under their parents’ supervision. In most cases, students have their fun during college, but by the time they graduate they have matured [...]
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Parents Play Critical Role in Monitoring Prescription Drugs
Posted on 29. Jul, 2010 by Addiction Intervention.
Some teens know where they can easily find cocaine or marijuana. They may have a friend who knows someone, or they may know other teens who can supply them at school. However, they may feel like contacting a drug dealer for a supply of drugs to get high is a big risk. They may get [...]
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10 Common Lies People Use to Minimize an Addiction
Posted on 23. Jul, 2010 by Addiction Intervention.
Addiction takes a powerful hold not only on the addicted person, but on their loved ones and family members. Both the addicted person and their significant others often fight the label of addiction because of the old and highly inaccurate belief that addiction is simply a matter of weak will or moral failing.
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Children of Older Alcoholic Mothers Are More Susceptible to Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorders
Posted on 22. Jul, 2010 by Addiction Intervention.
Even though alcohol consumption during pregnancy has the potential to cause lifelong disabilities and developmental problems in children, 10% of women in the U.S. still drink while pregnant. For scientists, it has been difficult to predict which characteristics in mothers are more likely to lead to the presence or severity of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders [...]
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Ongoing National Study Shows Dangerous Trends in Teen Attitudes Toward Drugs
Posted on 22. Jul, 2010 by Addiction Intervention.
In the fight against drug abuse among young adults, information about students’ attitudes and experiences is vital. Since 1975, Monitoring the Future – an ongoing research study – has surveyed 50,000 young adults each year to find out their opinions on topics ranging from gender to ecology and new trends in drug or alcohol use. [...]
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Parents Enhance Education about Drugs and Alcohol
Posted on 19. Jul, 2010 by Addiction Intervention.
When a teen is confronted with a situation in which he is being offered alcohol, drugs or cigarettes, they sometimes experience a “deer in the headlights” reaction. While having been warned that these substances are a part of the high school social environment, many don’t know what to do when faced with pressure to try [...]