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Mixing Alcohol, Energy Drinks Shown To Increase Drunk Driving

Mar 13 • Facts and Stats • 2185 Views

A new study has investigated drunk driving, and in particular its association with the practice of mixing alcohol and energy drinks, and found that college students who consume the concoctions are significantly more likely to drive under the influence than those who don’t.

Drunk driving is one of the most worrying risks associated with alcohol, as it not only puts the individual drinker at risk, but also anybody in the car with him or her and anybody who happens to be on the road at the same time. Alongside other recent findings, the new study suggests that mixing alcohol and energy drinks is an especially Continue Reading

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Is Your Child At Risk For Addiction?

Mar 10 • For the Parents • 2186 Views

As a parent you want the best for your child. You want him to be happy and healthy and to be successful in life. Drug or alcohol addiction is not a part of that plan. In doing the best for your child and preparing him to be a healthy, happy adult, it is important to understand what puts him at risk for addiction. Some of these factors may be Continue Reading

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Steroid Use In Teen Athletes – Talking To Your Teen About The Facts

Mar 8 • Steroid Drug Use • 2220 Views

Getting involved in sports is a great way for a teen to be active and involved. Athletics help keep young people in shape, give them a way to be social and learn teamwork skills and keep them occupied in a healthy way.

On the downside, the pressure to perform well can sometimes be intense. Student athletes might also feel pressure to look a certain way and to be muscular. These stresses lead some teens to use steroids, a dangerous habit. If you have a teen involved in athletics, should you be concerned about steroids? Continue Reading

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How To Enjoy Spring Break While Abstaining From Casual Sex

Mar 6 • News • 2251 Views

Spring break is usually thought of as a time to let loose and have fun. If you’re like many college students, you’re eagerly looking forward to this week of being able to travel to a new location where you can shed your identity and have new and memorable experiences. It’s a time students typically want to pursue complete hedonism, including excessive indulgences in alcohol and sex.

These indulgences often include Continue Reading

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Can You Smoke A Hookah Safely?

Mar 3 • Drug Side-Effects • 3859 Views

Hookah smoking is a growing trend in the U.S., especially among young people. College students in particular are using them more than ever, and the number of hookah cafes is increasing around the country. Many people who use hookahs consider themselves to be nonsmokers or at least only recreational smokers. Many don’t use traditional cigarettes and consider hookahs to be a safer alternative. These people would be disappointed to find out that hookah smoking is dangerous and it can lead to addiction. Continue Reading

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Why Do Teens Have Heightened Risks For Marijuana Addiction?

Mar 1 • Drug Abuse • 3851 Views

In teenagers transitioning from adolescence to early adulthood, heightened risks for marijuana addiction appear to be linked to widespread, marijuana-related changes in brain development, a team of researchers from two U.S. institutions reports.

Teenage consumers of marijuana/cannabis are substantially more likely to develop diagnosable cases of marijuana addiction than their adult counterparts. Doctors and researchers Continue Reading

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Medicated Teens More Likely To Abuse Drugs – What Parents Can Do!

Feb 27 • Featured, For the Parents • 2522 Views

A recent study found that teens taking anti-anxiety or sleep aid prescriptions are significantly more likely than their peers to abuse prescription medications.

Many parents worry about their teens getting into illegal drugs, but the truth is that abuse of Continue Reading

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Teen Abuse Of Prescription Painkillers Dropped In 2014…But What About Other Drug Abuse Trends?

Feb 24 • Prescription Drug Addiction • 2208 Views

Teen abuse of prescription opioid drugs decreased in 2014, according to the ongoing Monitoring the Future (MTF) study conducted by the University of Michigan. However, abuse of other kinds of prescription drugs remained at the same levels as previous years. These results are encouraging but also show that the problem of teenage abuse of prescription drugs, as well as the larger prescription drug abuse epidemic, Continue Reading

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Is Genetics A Key Predictor Of Teens’ Expectations About Alcohol?

Feb 22 • Alcohol Abuse • 3552 Views

Teenagers commonly have different expectancies about alcohol’s positive and negative effects before and after taking their first drink, according to the results of a study published in early 2015 in the journal Addiction.

Alcohol expectancies are known to play an important role in determining whether teenage alcohol consumers initiate patterns of drinking that significantly increase their chances of developing diagnosable alcohol problems. In the study published in Addiction, a team of American researchers compared Continue Reading

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Heartbeat Changes Predict PTSD In Girls Exposed To Parental Aggression

Feb 20 • Mental Illness • 2412 Views

Changes in the function of the nervous system help explain the adult onset of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in teenage girls who witness parental acts of aggression, researchers from the State University of New York at Albany report.

Only a minority of people exposed to highly dangerous or potentially lethal situations will ultimately develop diagnosable symptoms of PTSD. Doctors and researchers don’t fully understand all of the variables that make some people susceptible to the disorder. In a study scheduled for publication in March 2015 in the journal Physiology & Behavior, researchers from SUNY Albany assessed the role that Continue Reading

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Teen Drug and Alcohol Abuse Articles

Mixing Alcohol, Energy Drinks Shown To Increase Drunk Driving

Is Your Child At Risk For Addiction?

Steroid Use In Teen Athletes – Talking To Your Teen About The Facts

How To Enjoy Spring Break While Abstaining From Casual Sex

Can You Smoke A Hookah Safely?

Why Do Teens Have Heightened Risks For Marijuana Addiction?

Medicated Teens More Likely To Abuse Drugs – What Parents Can Do!

Teen Abuse Of Prescription Painkillers Dropped In 2014…But What About Other Drug Abuse Trends?

Is Genetics A Key Predictor Of Teens’ Expectations About Alcohol?

Heartbeat Changes Predict PTSD In Girls Exposed To Parental Aggression

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