Posts Tagged ‘adolescent brain’
Brain Development and Substance Use
Brain development – the growth of the brain from the time we are in utero until we mature (early-to-mid 20s) – is one of the lesser-known factors that has a dramatic influence on how our brains wire and map. And this influence and the resulting brain wiring and mapping have a dramatic influence on how…
Read MoreAddiction and Adolescence – Stopping It Where It Often Starts
Addiction and Adolescence – as you read in my last post, “Addiction is a Developmental Disease – People Are Not Born Addicts/Alcoholics,” addiction often begins in adolescence. Not only that, but a person has to abuse a substance (drugs or alcohol) in order to set up the chemical and structural brain changes that lead to…
Read MoreConcerned About Your Child’s Drinking or Drug Use? Watch This!
Concerned about your child’s drinking or drug use is cause for alarm in and of itself. For if we are concerned, then likely there really is a problem. This may sound confusing, but think of it this way – something (whether it’s changed behaviors, changed friend groups, outrageous risk taking activities) is raising an alarm,…
Read More10 Tips To Help Parents Help Their Children Avoid Underage Drinking
My daughter had her first alcoholic drink at 14. She and her girlfriends passed around water bottles of vodka at a sleepover — after the host parents had gone to bed. As someone who has personally survived the ravages of various loved ones’ drinking, I desperately wanted to help my daughter avoid the perilous path…
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