Can Teen Addiction be Predicted?
Who gets addicted and who doesn’t? Teen addiction is fact of life for 15% of high schoolers, and it’s important to take any teen use of alcohol and drugs very...
Read MoreWho gets addicted and who doesn’t? Teen addiction is fact of life for 15% of high schoolers, and it’s important to take any teen use of alcohol and drugs very...
Read MoreThere are many teens who think drinking is considered cool. How can teens turn down a drink when everyone else seems to be doing it? Teen years can be difficult...
Read MoreTeach, Model, Listen Let them know gambling isn’t a way to make easy money. “Professional poker player” is about as likely as a career as an NFL player. Teach them...
Read MoreAs a trauma and addictions therapist for over 20 years, I have worked with literally thousands of family members who are frustrated, hurt and bewildered by their loved one’s substance...
Read MoreWith suicide on the rise in America, it is no secret that we are facing a crisis. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death and over 9 million adults...
Read MoreConversations between parents and their children play a role in determining a child’s alcohol use. In fact, previous research shows that parents are the leading influence on a child’s decision...
Read MoreThe challenges Special Needs and Disability Communities face are at a record high in regard to opioids. This is a crisis mode due to the fact this community is 15...
Read MoreDrinking alcohol during pregnancy can cause a baby to be born with birth defects and developmental disabilities. In fact, alcohol is the leading cause of preventable birth defects and developmental...
Read MoreAnthony Bourdain. Kate Spade. Chester Bennington. Chris Cornell. Robin Williams. Collectively, we gasped. Knitted our eyebrows in confusion. Shook our heads in disbelief. Perhaps allowed tears to fall. Suicide leaves...
Read MoreNicotine & Addiction You may think that you can use tobacco without becoming addicted. But the truth is, most teens who use tobacco will get hooked. Three out of four...
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