Female College Students Who Have ADHD at a Greater Risk for Binge Drinking Addiction, Mental HealthBy The Right StepNovember 19, 2013Before parents send their children off to college, they try to prepare them both with proper material items and with good advice. Supplies for their dorm room fill a checklist and parents may remind their children to be safe as they live away from home. Safety talks about violence, rape, alcohol, and drugs can help… Details
Teens Don’t Understand Harmful Effects of Marijuana Teen Drug AddictionBy The Right StepNovember 18, 2013The teenage years come with moments of feeling invincible! Youth, adventure, energy, and new beginnings all bring with it this longing to experience life to its fullest. Thoughts of old age and death are often far away and foreign to such young life. This sense of invincibility often masks the dangers that are the consequences… Details
Consuming Alcohol at a Younger Age May Lead to Addiction Teen DrinkingBy The Right StepNovember 13, 2013There have been many studies which have shown that the earlier a person begins drinking alcohol the more vulnerable they will be to addiction and other alcohol-related problems. However two new studies show that timing can be nearly everything. One study here in the U.S. indicates that letting small children even take sips of a… Details
Addiction Is Not a Matter of Choice, The Right Step’s Dr. Jason Powers Says in Texas School Appearance Doc TalkBy The Right StepNovember 12, 2013Many of us have heard the story of the starving lab rat that will choose cocaine over food and water, and, just last month, how Oreos light up a rodent brain’s “pleasure center” more than cocaine or morphine. Armed with such studies, researchers in neuroscience have brought popular opinion around to the realization that addiction… Details
Lack of Sleep Linked to Increased Anxiety in Teens Teen Mental HealthBy The Right StepNovember 11, 2013Parents of teens tend to cover the same battleground in nearly every home. Kids want to stay up or out late, and parents want them in bed at a “decent hour”. Teens want to stay in bed late into the next day while parents feel frustrated over the wasted daylight. Actually, the issue of teenage… Details
Physical Fitness in Teen Years Reduces Suicide Risk Later Teen Mental HealthBy The Right StepNovember 6, 2013There has been increased attention given to the sedentary habits of teens in the United States as a result of higher rates of obesity among young people. Among the concerns of experts are the long hours spent in front of television, video games and on the Internet, which may take the place of other, more… Details
Recognizing, Treating Teen Depression Can Prevent Suicide Teen DepressionBy The Right StepOctober 1, 2013Teenagers everywhere struggle to maintain an even emotional keel. So many changes coming all at once can be overwhelming for most adolescents. Depression is among the most common mental disorders that young people deal with worldwide and in the United States, one out of every eight teens struggles with it. Left untreated, common teen depression… Details
Hispanic Teen Drug Use Increasing at Alarming Rate – Study Teen Drug AddictionBy The Right StepSeptember 6, 2013Since 90 percent of addictions start in the teenage years, the results from a new study by The Partnership at Drugfree.org showing a dramatic and alarming increase in drug and alcohol use among Hispanic teens is particularly troubling. The Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS), sponsored by MetLife Foundation, also reveals that drug use is becoming… Details
Survey Shows Widespread Adolescent Rx Abuse Teen Drug AddictionBy The Right StepAugust 28, 2013Parents of teens today may have more to worry about than finding a marijuana joint in their son or daughter’s back pocket. The U.S. prescription drug epidemic is filtering down to young adults, with recent figures showing as many as 10 percent of adolescents using prescription drugs recreationally. According to a recent iTech Post article,… Details
Young People Not Prepared to Self-Assess Drinking Teen DrinkingBy The Right StepAugust 13, 2013Alcohol is a pervasive part of teen culture. A new report from Britain shows that part of the problem is that young people are not very good at judging how much alcohol they consume. This leads to unsafe levels of drinking. The British survey, conducted through the University of Sussex, polled people between the ages… Details
