Brief Strategic Family Therapy Helps Parents, Teens Cut Substance UseTeensBy The Right StepAugust 30, 2015Parents affected by serious drug or alcohol problems can experience a serious decline in their parenting skills and ability to maintain a stable household environment. Potential consequences of this decline include a carrying over of problematic substance use to a daughter or son. In a study published in November 2014 in the journal Addictive Behaviors,…
Teens and Steroid AbuseTeensBy The Right StepAugust 29, 2015Steroid use among teens is a major problem because of the negative health consequences that can result. Among all drugs abused by teens, steroids are not the most popular, but they can be extremely damaging. Boys are more likely than girls to use them, but all teens are susceptible to the temptation to use these…
You Caught Your Teen Smoking, Now What?TeensBy The Right StepAugust 27, 2015People still smoke, which is hard to believe given everything we know about the health hazards. Among American adults, 18 percent of the population, or 42 million people, still smoke. Still, the rate of smoking has declined greatly over the last several decades and continues to go down. You don’t smoke. Your partner doesn’t smoke.…
LGBT Hispanic Community Making Big StridesNewsBy The Right StepAugust 25, 2015Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Hispanic community and their supporters made waves last year. These publicly visible people, organizations and events helped bring awareness to the fact that LGBT people exist in the Hispanic community and want the same rights as everyone else. According to U.S. Census statistics, 4.3 percent of…
Here’s a Quick, Easy Way to Boost Your Teen’s Self-Esteem and Build a More Fulfilling School YearTeen Mental Health, TeensBy The Right StepAugust 24, 2015If you have a typical teenager, chances are their self-esteem could use a lift:
What Does It Mean to Be A Teen With Borderline Personality Traits?Teen Mental Health, TeensBy The Right StepAugust 20, 2015Borderline personality disorder, also known as BPD, is a mental illness categorized as a mood disorder. Someone with BPD typically has unstable moods, difficulty with relationships and erratic behaviors. If you think these characteristics of the disorder sound like your average teenager, you aren’t wrong, and this is a big problem when it comes to…
This Groundbreaking Insight May Be Your Teen’s Best Defense Against Addiction This School YearTeensBy The Right StepAugust 18, 2015“The best thing for being sad … is to learn something,” the magician Merlin counsels his young pupil, Wart, in the fantasy classic The Once and Future King. And the latest insights from science seem to confirm that conclusion, with the implication that encouraging your teen’s studies may be their best defense against addiction and…
Insecurity Can Often Lead to InfidelityNewsBy The Right StepAugust 14, 2015Attachment insecurity in one or both partners in a relationship can predict marital infidelity, according to new research from Florida State University.
Inhalants and Teens: The Cold Hard FactsTeen Drug AddictionBy The Right StepAugust 12, 2015The simple act of breathing gives us all our most direct connection with the forces of life. The oxygen we inhale sustains us and allows the cells in our body to function smoothly and efficiently. Breathing is a recurrent act of renewal.
The 2 Most Important Ways to Prevent Teen Prescription Drug AbuseTeen Drug AddictionBy The Right StepAugust 7, 2015According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), approximately 6.1 percent of U.S. teenagers abuse prescription medications. Currently, prescription drugs are the third-most abused substance among teens, after alcohol and marijuana. Although the most recent survey data from NIDA shows a slight decline in teenage prescription drug abuse over the last couple of years,…
