Can a Marriage Survive Drug Addiction? AddictionBy The Right StepJune 28, 2017Drug addiction is an extraordinary challenge to overcome in any relationship. Honesty goes out the window when one becomes addicted, because nothing matters more than satisfying powerful cravings. People who are addicted to drugs do things that may be very out of character, including lying and stealing, when experiencing a craving. As the spouse of…
Bend or Break: When to Keep or Adjust Your Boundaries in the Face of Their Relapse AddictionBy The Right StepJune 27, 2017Relapses are a common aspect of recovery from alcohol abuse and alcoholism. Among other things, this means that the loved ones of people in recovery often face a very important question:
2017 Initiatives: Organizations Against Teen Drunk Driving Teen DrinkingBy The Right StepJune 16, 2017There are multiple teenage drunk driving organizations throughout the U.S. and around the world. Many of the activists working with these organizations have lost sons, daughters, siblings and friends in tragic accidents and are devoted to campaigning to prevent another family from experiencing the same heartache.
How Many Drinks Per Week Is Considered Healthy? AlcoholismBy The Right StepJune 14, 2017In 1984, Congress passed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act, establishing 21 as the minimum legal age to purchase alcohol. Some states have family exception laws, allowing parents or legal guardians to serve alcohol to minors in private locations or residences such as their homes. No state has an exception permitting anyone other than a…
Intervention Would Have Prevented All Young Teen Overdose Deaths in Virginia Teen Drug Addiction, Teen Substance Abuse, Teen Treatment, TeensBy The Right StepJune 12, 2017In a newly released full report, Virginia’s Child Fatality Review Team (CFRT) found that 26 teen overdose deaths that occurred in the state between 2009 and 2013 were fully preventable. The state’s CFRT studied the issue in response to the increase in overdose deaths throughout the state and across age groups. The number of deaths…
‘Immigrant Paradox’ Doesn’t Protect Youngest Kids From Substance Abuse UncategorizedBy The Right StepMay 31, 2017New research has found that when Hispanic children come to the U.S. before the age of 14, they lose the protective factor that is the immigrant paradox. This paradox holds that first-generation immigrants have better health, better mental health, fewer risky behaviors and other favorable outcomes when compared to second- and third-generation immigrants. Researchers have…
Young Children’s Exposure to Marijuana Is Skyrocketing Teen Drug Addiction, Teen Substance Abuse, Teen Treatment, TeensBy The Right StepMay 30, 2017Researchers from the Nationwide Children’s Hospital have recently discovered that the number of children younger than 6 years old exposed to marijuana is rising. Results from their study, published online in the journal Clinical Pediatrics in June 2015, showed a 147.5% increase in marijuana exposure among those under the age of 6 between 2006 and…
Hispanic Teens at Higher Risk for Substance Abuse, Depression Teen Mental Health, Teen Substance AbuseBy The Right StepMay 25, 2017Straddling two cultures is challenging, and for Hispanic teens it means being at a greater risk for depression, binge drinking and smoking, according to recent research from Florida International University (FIU) and New York University (NYU). The studies questioned Hispanic teens from Miami, Los Angeles and New York City and found that stress caused by…
How to Get Hispanic Addicts to Stay in Treatment AddictionBy The Right StepMay 23, 2017Researchers are trying to determine why Hispanic patients are less likely than their Caucasian counterparts to complete treatment for addiction and substance abuse. If experts can answer this question, they can find ways to keep minority addicts in the programs they need to overcome addiction. Addiction is a complicated and chronic disease that has no…
Hispanic Teens and Prescription Drug Abuse: A Worrying Trend UncategorizedBy The Right StepMay 22, 2017The number of Hispanic teens in the U.S. abusing prescription drugs is growing. Teens tend to abuse these drugs because they are easier to access than other substances and because they perceive them as being safer to abuse than illegal drugs. The major prescriptions of abuse among teens are narcotic painkillers and stimulants used to…
