Teenage Substance Abuse Part 1

Teenage Substance Abuse part 1 – John Knight, MD, is director of the Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research at Children’s Hospital Boston. He has served as a consultant to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the President’s Office of National Drug Control Policy. In this interview, he talks about underage drinking, how to recognize a substance abuse problem and how parents can help their children learn to drink responsibly.

Teen Drug and Alcohol Addiction Support Resources

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According to the CDC, teen drug and alcohol use is generally in decline. While that may be good news, many of these decreases have only happened in recent years. Teen addiction is still a huge problem in both rural and urban areas today. For many types …
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What video games say to our kids about drugs and booze

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Although they have been pointed to for years as harbingers of violence for youth, there has been little or no criticism on the messages video games provide on substance abuse. The top 10 games were analyzed by the website, The Fix, where writers Bryan …
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