Jan 18, 2020 | Alcohol, Blog, For Families, From the Team, Recovery
Before someone struggling with addiction gets sober, they tend to believe that all they need to do is stop engaging in their addictive behavior if they wish to fix their problems, and it’s as easy as that. They either stop drinking or stop taking drugs and once...
Dec 14, 2019 | Addiction Treatment for Teens, Adolescents, Blog, For Families, From the Team, Teenagers, Youth
The youth of today face unprecedented territory in terms of growing up as the first genuinely digital generation. This is a generation for which we have no basis for comparison. Never before has staying in touch with people, finding new information and sending and...
Dec 11, 2019 | Adolescents, Alcohol, Blog, For Families, From the Team, Teenagers
The fact that in today’s society, teenagers use and abuse alcohol is no great surprise. Historically this has always occurred, as teens from every generation have gone to great lengths in the pursuit of alcohol. Using fake I.Ds, stealing alcohol from the house...
Dec 7, 2019 | Adolescents, Blog, For Families, From the Team, Teenagers
Today, teens are facing greater pressures than their predecessors; greater access to information, influence and ideas have placed teens of the Twenty-First century in a unique position. Rubik’s cubes and Pokemon cards have been replaced by Instagram and...
Oct 24, 2019 | Blog, For Families
Are you one of the 15 million Americans suffering from an alcohol use disorder? Do you ask yourself, “Am I an alcoholic?” Unfortunately, more than 3 million deaths occur each year due to alcohol, often due to drunk driving. While you cannot diagnose...
Oct 10, 2019 | Blog, For Families
Studies show that teens are using fewer illegal drugs than ever before. Their abuse of prescription drugs has also dropped significantly. And while that is a considerable victory, it doesn’t mean that you can relax as a parent. Drug use can begin earlier than...
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