Blog - Category: Teen Addiction

Most of today’s parents are aware of the risks of teen substance abuse.  But, do these parents know the underlying reasons that cause their teen to experiment with recreational drugs?  It’s easy for parents to assume that their child got involved with the wrong crowd or that it’s just a passing phase that they will outgrow. The truth is, all teens go through a variety of emotional, social, hormonal, and mental changes that can lead to a number of issues such as depression, low self-esteem, […]

In today’s drug-oriented society, parents face the possibility of losing a child to drug overdose.  That may seem like a harsh statement.  But, the number of overdose deaths in the United States has reached disturbing proportions, and far too many of those deaths are young teenagers. According to the CDC, more than 64,000 people died from drug overdose in 2016.  More than 770 of those were teenagers between the ages of 15 and 19.  Most of these deaths were attributed to illicit and prescription opioids. […]