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Apr 5, 15 •
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Comments Off on The Mental Health Effects Of Teen Substance Abuse – How To Help Your Teen!
While impending mental disorders are not the fates of all teens who experiment with drugs or drinking, mental health is an important factor to consider when thinking about how drug and alcohol abuse affect young people. Substance abuse and mental illness...
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Mar 31, 15 •
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Mental Illness •
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Comments Off on How To Cope With A Child’s OCD
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a condition most often associated with adults. However, a small percentage of children also have OCD. Most kids affected by OCD will typically see symptoms around the age of 10, and this can be very challenging for...
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Mar 6, 15 •
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News •
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Comments Off on How To Enjoy Spring Break While Abstaining From Casual Sex
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...
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Feb 27, 15 •
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Featured, For the Parents •
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Comments Off on Medicated Teens More Likely To Abuse Drugs – What Parents Can Do!
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...
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Feb 15, 15 •
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For the Parents •
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Comments Off on Facts About Substance Abuse To Help You Talk To Your Teen
You want your teen to be safe, and part of that is teaching him to make good choices about drugs and alcohol. You have peer pressure working against you, a powerful force, but as a parent you still have the upper hand. The best thing you can do to encourage...
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Jan 16, 15 •
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Featured, For the Parents •
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Comments Off on How To Protect Your Teen From Peer Pressure
Peer pressure is a powerful force. If you remember being a teenager, which most of us do with regret, you know just how important it is for young people to fit in with their peers. We all want to be a part of the group and to avoid being too different. In...
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Nov 11, 14 •
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Addiction Recovery •
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Comments Off on How To Be Successful In Recovery
After rehab, what to expect is bound to be on your mind. Getting through a treatment program after finally admitting that you had a problem is a big accomplishment. Now that you have come through on the other side, sober and ready to start your life over, you...
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Nov 7, 14 •
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Addiction Recovery •
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Comments Off on 6 Tips On How To Support Your Friend’s Sobriety
Being a good friend means many things. It means listening, spending time together, granting and asking forgiveness, and treating someone as you want to be treated. Friendship also means...
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Nov 6, 14 •
4120 Views •
Addiction Recovery •
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Comments Off on How To Improve Self-Control As A Recovering Addict
Most of us could benefit from developing our self-control. Certainly we don’t want to become unfeeling robots with no sense of spontaneity, but many of us would be better off if we could resist that donut, telling off our boss, or...
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Nov 3, 14 •
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Addiction Recovery •
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Comments Off on How To Make New Friends In Recovery
It should come as no surprise that having a strong social support system is important to recovery from addiction. We are social animals and having friends and family members around who support your sobriety can be a...
