School-Based Intervention can Help Prevent Teen Substance Abuse
Research shows that over the last 10 years, underage drinking has doubled in the United Kingdom. Researchers at King’s College London’s Institute of Psychiatry conducted a study that suggests that a personality-based intervention held by teachers can help prevent substance abuse among adolescents.
Substance Abuse among Older Americans
The stereotype of individuals with substance abuse problems is generally centered on the younger population, equating bad choices with immaturity and lack of life experience. In reality, substance abuse affects members of all adolescent and adult age groups, including seniors.
Alcoholism Affects Families on Physical and Emotional Levels
Alcoholism brings consequences that extend far past the addict, and well into the lives of family members and friends. The disease is often most difficult for family members who are closely connected to the addict, even to the point of bringing physical and emotional symptoms.
Child Helpline Receives Calls from Children Concerned Over Parental Drug Use
As tragic as it may seem, children may be the lifeline necessary for an alcohol or drug addicted parent. In the UK, children have access to ChildLine, a helpline that allows children to call in with concerns over the drinking or drug use habits of their parents.
Educating Children About Marketing Messages Can Help Prevent Substance Abuse
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.
How to Control Teen Parties and Prevent Drinking of Alcohol
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 who drink alcohol at celebrations are then at risk for alcohol-related overdoses, injuries, motor vehicle accidents, and death.
Delinquent Behaviors in Late Childhood Can Lead to Crime and Alcohol Use Disorders in Young Adulthood
New research suggests that early intervention and treatment can help reduce crime, alcohol-use disorder, and other risky behaviors among young adults with delinquency problems.
Addiction Intervention by Stopping Enabling: A Personal Story
Twenty-four years after my last drink I still remember one of the most important elements that led me to get treatment and work my recovery. It was my dearest friends who, in effect, had a little addiction intervention. Back in those days, formal addiciton interventions were a rare thing. Usually there were just what’s called a "12 step call" – where someone from AA would show up and talk to you about their experience, with the hope that you would hear that you were not alone and there might be a better way.
Celebrities and DUIs: Should the Stakes Be Higher?
On both celebrity news sites and prime time news, it is easy to find the latest crimes committed by the elite of Hollywood. Stars that are followed closely by Americans everywhere are spending time in nightclubs and then getting behind the wheel. While this behavior is certainly illegal and puts lives at risk, just what type of impact does it have on the general population?
Effective Strategies Important in Narcotics Detox
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.
School-Based Intervention can Help Prevent Teen Substance Abuse
Research shows that over the last 10 years, underage drinking has doubled in the United Kingdom. Researchers at King’s College London’s Institute of Psychiatry conducted a study that suggests that a personality-based intervention held by teachers can help prevent substance abuse among adolescents.
Substance Abuse among Older Americans
The stereotype of individuals with substance abuse problems is generally centered on the younger population, equating bad choices with immaturity and lack of life experience. In reality, substance abuse affects members of all adolescent and adult age groups, including seniors.
Alcoholism Affects Families on Physical and Emotional Levels
Alcoholism brings consequences that extend far past the addict, and well into the lives of family members and friends. The disease is often most difficult for family members who are closely connected to the addict, even to the point of bringing physical and emotional symptoms.
Child Helpline Receives Calls from Children Concerned Over Parental Drug Use
As tragic as it may seem, children may be the lifeline necessary for an alcohol or drug addicted parent. In the UK, children have access to ChildLine, a helpline that allows children to call in with concerns over the drinking or drug use habits of their parents.
Educating Children About Marketing Messages Can Help Prevent Substance Abuse
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.
How to Control Teen Parties and Prevent Drinking of Alcohol
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 who drink alcohol at celebrations are then at risk for alcohol-related overdoses, injuries, motor vehicle accidents, and death.
Delinquent Behaviors in Late Childhood Can Lead to Crime and Alcohol Use Disorders in Young Adulthood
New research suggests that early intervention and treatment can help reduce crime, alcohol-use disorder, and other risky behaviors among young adults with delinquency problems.
Addiction Intervention by Stopping Enabling: A Personal Story
Twenty-four years after my last drink I still remember one of the most important elements that led me to get treatment and work my recovery. It was my dearest friends who, in effect, had a little addiction intervention. Back in those days, formal addiciton interventions were a rare thing. Usually there were just what’s called a "12 step call" – where someone from AA would show up and talk to you about their experience, with the hope that you would hear that you were not alone and there might be a better way.
Celebrities and DUIs: Should the Stakes Be Higher?
On both celebrity news sites and prime time news, it is easy to find the latest crimes committed by the elite of Hollywood. Stars that are followed closely by Americans everywhere are spending time in nightclubs and then getting behind the wheel. While this behavior is certainly illegal and puts lives at risk, just what type of impact does it have on the general population?
Effective Strategies Important in Narcotics Detox
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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The Addiction Primer: Everything You Need to Know to Get Help for a Loved One
A very inexpensive yet indispensable guide for anyone struggling with a loved one's addiction. Chapters on intervention, what to expect from rehab, and information on how addiction impacts the family.
