There are many a weary parent who could relate to the distress that Britney Spears has put her family through with continuing relapses into self-abusive and addicted behavior. It is unfortunate that the first stint at rehab the troubled teen undergoes doesn’t always end in success - such is the pernicious hold drug addiction has […]
If drug abuse were the rarity in today’s society instead of the norm it has become, a parent could be excused for dismissing disturbing signs in their teen’s demeanor as displays of the normal angst or insecurities that beset most youngsters approaching adolescence.
Those innocent times are long past and a parent must remain constantly observant […]
The article excerpted below is sad testimony to the pervasiveness of teen drug abuse. As if parents needed further proof. But then again, it is easy to rationalize when your teen starts demonstrating unusual behavior, to dismiss it as teen angst, typical adolescent rebellion. If it were an even playing field out there, if teenage […]