Posts Tagged ‘teen drug abuse’
Drug Addiction – Not My Son | Part II by Mother D
Drug Addiction – not my child! – is a common refrain. Parents can’t even imagine let alone consider their child may be developing (yes, developing) or have the brain disease of addiction. This is due in large part to society’s utter lack of understanding about the nature of this brain disease, the key risk factors contributing…
Read MoreDrug Addiction – Not My Son | Part 1
Drug Addition – Not My Son is a common refrain. Parents can’t even imagine let alone consider their child may be developing (yes, developing) or have the brain disease of addiction. This is due in large part to society’s utter lack of understanding about the nature of this brain disease, the key risk factors contributing…
Read MorePrescription Drug Abuse – They’re Everywhere!
Prescription drug abuse – especially among young people – is rampant given the rise in availability of prescription drugs. [NIDA provides a website on prescription drugs written especially for teens: Facts on Prescription Drugs.] The following is a guest post by Hyrum Taffer, a freelance writer on drug addiction and recovery issues for DrugRehab.org. Through…
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