Category: Teen and Young Adult Substance Abuse
My Teen is Smoking Weed? What To Do if Your Teenager Is Using Drugs
Unfortunately, this situation is all too common – parents suddenly learn that their teen is (or may be) using drugs.
Aftercare is the Key To Staying Sober In Substance Abuse Treatment
There are several components of substance abuse treatment but for the sake of simplicity the focus of this article will be on
Common Questions Early In Drug and Alcohol Treatment
When a young person enters drug and alcohol treatment most parents have (what seem to be) thousands of questions. What about school?
Looking Back on 40 Years of Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment
Steven L. Jaffe, MD, DFAPA, DLFAACAP Professor Emeritus of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Why “Enthusiastic” Sobriety?
The drug epidemic has afflicted young people in America for decades. There is no shortage of ideas on how to
The Danger of Projection in Substance Abuse Treatment
August and September can be interesting months in the adolescent substance abuse treatment field. Vacations are wrapping up, school is
Substance Abuse Recovery Is Different For Young People
Substance abuse recovery for young people is not the same as it is for adults. A common misconception is that
Priorities For Sobriety In Substance Abuse Recovery
No one wants to wake up one day and realize their son or daughter has a serious drug and/or alcohol problem.
Failure of Smoking Marijuana as a Treatment for Opiate Addiction in Young Severe Substance Abusers
There has been some recent interest in the use of smoking marijuana as a harm-reduction strategy to treat opiate/heroin addicts.