Parents are not equipped to analyze their teenager’s behavior, but they can take note of changes. And do take notes; different friends, new music,tattoos,etc. But take your observations and your instincts and your intuitions to a therapist because a therapist is trained to interpret the clues that you lay before them. A good […]
Rules are meant to be broken right? Diverting momentarily from our usual topic of teenage drug abuse, we bring your attention to the phenomena known as trunking.
Yes, trunking. Have a clue?
Well, if yours is one of the states that are restricting teen driving priveleges by limiting the age and number of passengers they can have […]
That troubled teens are emotionally immature is a given. The teenage years were once, ideally, a period of time when a teen had safe passage - to explore life and to grow in emotional depth. That ideal is tough to shoot for in a culture that assaults a teen’s sensibilities on all levels, 24/7.
Ipod, video […]
You already have a troubled teen that you have successfully placed in a boarding school with an excellent drug therapy program. You are reassured of her progress and grateful that you were able to find a boarding school, or in this case, a brat camp that met your teens emotional needs and academic requirements.
But you […]
Give a drug dealer training and a job. A novel approach and what could be a positive intervention against the flow of illegal drugs. Corner drug dealers are a common sight in almost any urban neighborhood. The tragic consequences of the constant drug trade usually become the daily headlines in local newspapers as shootings […]
Sometimes the problems confronting youth and troubled teens seem overwhelming, beyond what any one group or individual can hope to fight. Looked at in that way, the world of drugs, gangs and raves with their constant lure of the street and the music and the drugs all seem much larger than what everyday parents can […]
So many factors come into play when dealing with the topic of teenage drug addiction. So much depends on the resources at hand. The larger the city, the more likely that teenage drug treatment programs are available through the school or county. But what happens when you fear for a troubled teen and you […]
“Not all doctors agree on what addiction or dependency is, because traditionally, addiction has been defined as being possible only to a psychoactive substance (for example alcohol, tobacco, or drugs), which is ingested, crosses the blood-brain barrier, and alters the natural chemical behavior of the brain temporarily. Many people, both psychology professionals and laypersons, now […]
The constant stream of pharmaceutical commercials aimed at adults do little to help a parent teach a troubled teen that medication isn’t the first or best answer for solving problems. In a culture and society that emphasizes instant gratification, teaching an at-risk teenager that restraint and discipline are virtues becomes an increasingly uphill battle. A […]
Boarding schools, military schools,brat camps and boot camps are standard and trusted listings in the menu of choices parents have when seeking professional help for their out of control teenagers.
There is also a variety of differing therapeutic programs that are designed to serve the wider community. Some offer a spiritual emphasis, some a militaristic […]