Is Pre-Teen Drug Abuse Common? Teen Drug Addiction, TeensBy The Right StepDecember 8, 2017Parents across the U.S. are understandably concerned about the possibility that their children will get involved in some form of drug abuse. While worries may center on teenagers, you may also wonder if your pre-teen child has any significant risk for drug abuse. Nationwide figures indicate that drug use at this age is somewhat common,…
Is Non-Alcoholic Beer the Right Choice for a Recovering Alcoholic Teenager? Teen Drinking, TeensBy The Right StepDecember 6, 2017Non-alcoholic beer might sound like a godsend — it has the look and smell of beer, and no alcohol equals no worries, right? But is there alcohol in non-alcoholic beer? And, how might that impact a teenager in recovery?
How to Treat Anxiety in Teens TeensBy The Right StepNovember 30, 2017Anxiety, worry and nervousness are normal, healthy and useful feelings in appropriate doses and at appropriate times. We all need to feel a little nervous about getting too close to the edge of a cliff, for example. Fear of falling and dying would be absolutely justified in this context, and our anxiety about that possibility…
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…
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…
Psychodrama for Teens Suffering From Addiction TeensBy The Right StepMarch 1, 2017With so many approaches to tackling the problem of addiction in teens and adults, finding the most appropriate modality can be challenging. Psychodrama for addiction might not sound like a serious approach to the issue, because there is a temptation to dismiss it as “play-acting.” However, for teens in particular, the methods employed in psychodrama…
Music Therapy for Teens Suffering From Addiction | The Right Step Teen Drug Addiction, TeensBy The Right StepFebruary 26, 2017Compared to recent generations, teenagers today are increasingly less likely to drink alcohol, smoke cigarettes or abuse several kinds of drugs and medications. Still, teens all across the country continue to develop serious substance problems, up to and including addiction. For a number of reasons, substance treatment facilities must find ways to tailor their programs…
How to Tell If Your Teen Is Sleep-Deprived TeensBy The Right StepJanuary 11, 2017Teenagers are notoriously long sleepers, and rightly so: their developing minds and bodies require plenty of rest. But sometimes busy schedules and other health concerns can lead to sleep deprivation. There is a correlation between a lack of sleep and anxiety, so being able to recognize sleep deprivation and knowing how to remedy it can…
E-Cigarettes Lure Teens to Tobacco, Don’t Help Current Smokers Quit TeensBy The Right StepFebruary 4, 2016Teenagers who use e-cigarettes are three times more likely to start smoking tobacco cigarettes within a year than those who do not use the electronic devices, new research at the University of Hawaii Cancer Center has found. And that might be the best-case scenario.
What Is Dewshine? Deadly Drink Is Killing Teens TeensBy The Right StepFebruary 4, 2016In troubling news out of Tennessee, two teenage boys have died after consuming a concoction of Mountain Dew and racing fuel known as “dewshine,” while two other youths got sick after ingesting the poisonous substance.
