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Preventing Teen Drinking

Preventing teen drinking There are many factors involved in preventing teen drinking.  Much research has shown that parental involvement is key in preventing teen drinking.  Although many parents do not feel like their teen is listening or responding to their advice when it comes to drinking and smoking, research shows that teens actually do listen … Read More

Meth Addiction can be Deadly

Meth Addiction can be Deadly Many drugs are horribly addictive and have extremely adverse effects on their users.  However, meth addiction has been shown to be one of the most string addictions and has the most extreme effects.  Different from other drug abusers, meth addict’s symptoms are often easily recognizable from outward appearances.  Those struggling … Read More

Drug Addiction and Binge Eating

Drug addiction and binge eating– are they similar? Just like many pleasurable behaviors—including sex and drug use—eating can trigger the release of dopamine, a feel-good neurotransmitter, in the brain. Further, this internal reward can increase the possibility that this behavior will eventually become habit forming through positive reinforcement conditioning.  That is to say, that the … Read More

Huffing

Huffing Inhalant abuse (also commonly called “huffing“) is defined by medicine.net as, “the intentional inhalation of chemical vapors to attain a mental “high” or euphoric effect.” Many common household products are abused by inhalers during huffing.  The Foundation for a Drug-Free World reports that roughly 593,000 teens experiment with inhalants every year. Huffing is particularly … Read More

Drug and Alcohol Intervention

Drug and alcohol Intervention Intervention for drug or alcohol abuse is defined as a planned attempt either by a group or an individual (usually family and friends) to get professional help for a loved one with an addiction. Often the individual who needs help does not know about the intervention.  That is to say, the … Read More

Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation What is rehabilitation?  Rehabilitation can be defined as any process that seeks to restore the patient to a previous level of health as related to matters of physical and emotional well being. Drug rehabilitation may take place in a rehabilitation center, especially if there are other health issues that need to be addressed during the rehabilitation … Read More