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Teenage Drug Abuse

Teenage Drug Abuse

Parents who are informed are parents who can best cope with the pressures and influences their children face when it comes to alcohol and drug use. Many parents of today grew up during those decades of exploding youth drug experimentation, so they believe they know and understand the temptations and the risks their pre-teen and adolescent children face. There are many designer drugs available today that did not exist 20 or 30 years ago. Marijuana potency has increased exponentially in the last 20 years. And to this day myths persist about alcohol that leads many parents to tragically miss signs of serious trouble because they think it is "just alcohol."

Cough Syrup Abuse

Cough syrup preparations are also fast becoming one of the most common drugs of abuse among teens. The active ingredient of many cough syrups is dextromethorphan (DXM), which if taken in large doses can cause visual hallucinations and a heightened sense of awareness - in other words, a cheap high.

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Teen Meth Use and Abuse

Although the use of crystal methamphetamine - "Meth" - among youth may be decreasing on the national level, certain areas of the United States continue to face significant problems with this potent and highly addictive substance. In addition, not all current research agrees about the prevalence of Meth use among youth and young adults. Although Meth is used by a small percentage of the American population, its extreme potency and potential for severe physical, behavioral, and social consequences keeps it a pressing concern in many communities.

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Pharm Parties

Drug Testing Trends at School and in the Workplace

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Residential programs that help teens and children in the early stages of recovery to fulfill their academic obligations while in treatment.

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  • Aspen Ranch

    A licensed residential treatment center located in Loa, Utah the Aspen Ranch utilizes its nationally renown equine therapy program as one of its tools to help young people withissues such as substance abuse. The Ranch combines an academic structure with intensive therapeutic milieu to create positive change emotionally, as well as academically. The strong work ethic inherent on the Ranch is fundamental to adolescents 13-17 cultivating the characteristics of responsibility, discipline, respect and teamwork. Length of stay ranges from six to twelve months. NPS-certified in the state of California.

  • Care Academy

    Located in Kentucky, Care Academyis a long-term, residential treatment facility and therapeutic boarding school that specializes in helping troubled teenagerswhich offersalcohol and drug rehabilitation

  • Excel Academy

    Excel Academy, located near Houston, is a boarding school for issuesincluding substance abuse that combines academic intensity with a strong culture of personal responsibility to serve emotionally or behaviorally challenged teenagers. Excel boarding school accepts both boys and girls between the ages of 13 and 18. The majority of the academy's graduating seniors have produced first rate SAT scores and English percentiles in the 90's. Excel's academic curriculum offers a wide selection of classes that include honors and college preparatory courses. Excel Academy has a compelling history of success with students who have had previous treatment failures.

  • Island View

    Island View is a licensed residential treatment center located in Utah that provides comprehensive services and programs for children 12 to 18 years of age. The program at Island View ensures a safe, predictable, organized and supportive environment where residents are taught and encouraged to overcome maladaptive and self-defeating behaviors such assubstance abuse.By taking a complete approach to healing, Island View has a proven track record of building and reshaping the lives of troubled youth. The academic program at Island View is fully accredited with the Utah Department of Education, the California Department of Education and the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges.

  • Kolob Canyon Residential Treatment Center

    Located in Southern Utah, residential treatment at Kolob Canyon Residential Treatment Center is unique.The program is designed exclusively for girls ages 12-17andcommon issues treated at Kolob Canyon include drug or alcohol abuse. The Center also provides high quality, fully accredited educational programs, including traditional academic studies, a rich fine-arts curriculum, French classes, and computer aided instruction.

  • La Hacienda Treatment Center

    Located in San Antonio Texas, the La Hacienda Treatment Center offersa Young Adult Program(ages 14 - 17) designed to meet the unique challenges of recovery from chemical dependency faced by young people during an especially vulnerable period of the developmental cycle. Those still involved in school can complete their scholastic assignments under the direction of our certified teacher.

  • SunHawk Adolescent Recovery Center

    SunHawk Academy is an alternative school in Utah that provides a residential treatment program for struggling teenagers, ages 13 through 17.SunHawk Academy works with adolescents facing emotional, behavioral and family problems; substance abuse (specializing in teenage alcoholism and teenage drug abuse); and academic problems.

  • White Deer Run

    White Deer Run/Cove Forge Behavioral Health System is one of the leading providers of treatment for drug and alcohol addiction in Pennsylvania. The White Deer Run philosophy simply states that each patient will be treated as an individual, receiving treatment plans tailored to their specific needs. White Deer Runoffers adolescent detoxification, residential and outpatient programs.

  • YouthCare Residential Treatment Center

    YouthCare Residential Treatment Center for Troubled Teens, located in Salt Lake City, Utahis an adolescent residential treatment center set in a home like environment for youth ages 11 to 18 who are experiencing academic, emotional, or behavioral problems including substance abuse. This intensive, therapeutic residential treatment center for troubled teens is licensed to treat youth and adolescents for substance abuse.

Not Your Parents' Drug: Marijuana Potency Reaches All-Time High

Marijuana Potency

A recent report by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy indicates that the marijuana being smoked by today's teenagers is significantly more potent than that used by previous generations.

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The Risks of Hosting Teen Parties

The Risks of Hosting Teen Parties

Parents who host teen parties should be aware of their liability should teens sneak in alcohol. Saying that you did not allow the alcohol is not enough to protect you, especially if you let these teens drive home and they cause an accident.

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Create - Connect - Communicate

Create - Connect - Communicate

Learn strategies to keep in touch with your children before they become teenagers and you will be in a better position to understand the pressures they face and communicate your concerns and expectations.

Create a safe, supportive environment for teaching about the dangers of drug and alcohol use.

Connect with teens to find out what they know, how they feel. what pressures they face.

Communicate clearly what you expect and what the consequences of use will be.

The word "expectations" may have negative connotations, but by letting your child know what behaviors you will and will not accept, you help set the tone for their adolescence.

Teens who know their parents will not tolerate illegal drug use tend to resist peer pressure better than those whose parents avoid the issue.

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