Underage Drinking | Drug Use Prevention
Teen Depression Rehab – How To Restore Your Life
Today’s guest post is by Robert Hunt who shares his views on teen depression rehab. Robert Hunt has devoted his life to helping others suffering from chemical addictions as well as mental health challenges and writes for Paradigm Malibu, a treatment facility for teens. He is a sober coach and wellness advocate and a prominent…
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 MoreAlcohol, Brain Development & the College Campus | Military Sexual Assault Connection
Sexual assault on college campuses and in the military has been front and center, again, recently. In this post I share how incorporating 21st century brain development research, coupled with the implications of alcohol misuse ages 12-25, can enhance education and prevention efforts and reduce sexual assaults on college campuses and in the military. By…
Read MoreBehavioral Health in the United States
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency (SAMHSA) has issued a new report on the behavioral health of citizens in the United States. It is the first edition of SAMHSA’s Behavioral Health Barometer: United States, which will be one of a series of State and national reports that provide a snapshot of the state of behavioral…
Read MoreImportant Questions to Ask a Teen Addiction Treatment Program
It wasn’t until the past 15-20 years that neuroscientists have had the technology they’ve needed to understand the inner workings of the brain – how it develops, how it’s harmed, what mental illness does to it, what addiction does to it, how it looks after substance abuse is stopped and addiction and/or mental illness are…
Read More7 Sound Bites to Update 2014 Conversations Around Addiction
If you are like the millions of Americans, you may have some long-held beliefs about addiction; beliefs like, “he has to hit bottom in order to get help,” “fix the addict and the family will be fine,” “no way is alcoholism is a disease – cancer is a disease – all s/he has to do…
Read MoreWhat is Considered Normal Drinking
At your annual check up, your doctor asks, “Do you drink?” And if you do, you say, “Yes.” Then your doctor asks, “How much?” And you respond with some amount – generally in terms of, “now and then” or “a glass of wine with dinner” or “only on the week-ends.” And you wonder… “Is that…
Read MoreHelping Children Recover from Trauma
Helping children recover from trauma can be one of the most important substance abuse | addiction prevention measures we take. Why? Childhood trauma, whether it’s that caused by verbal, physical or emotional abuse; neglect; domestic violence; alcoholism or drug addiction in the home; bullying or similar traumatic experiences, can change how a child’s brain develops.…
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