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Research Shows Strong Link Between Teen Use of Energy Drinks and Drug &...

According to a study recently published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, nearly one-third of adolescents in the United States consume high-caffeine energy drinks.  What’s even more alarming, is...

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Teens Using More Dangerous Methods to Get Drunk

It sure is hard not to say, “those crazy kids today” when you hear about the newest trends in getting drunk being popularized on sites like YouTube.  It seems today’s teens and young adults (and I’m...

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Is Marijuana Addictive?

Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in the world.  Actually categorized as a hallucinogen, it’s a substance that distorts what and how the mind perceives and interacts with the...

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Teens & Alcohol Awareness Month

As we blogged earlier in the week, April is Alcohol Awareness Month and the theme for this year is Help for today. Hope for tomorrow, which is designed to bring attention to the impact of alcohol...

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How Do I Know if My Kid is Using Drugs or Drinking?

It’s important for parents and care givers to trust their instincts, but sometimes it’s hard to know what our “instincts” are telling us when it comes to teenage behavior.  Adolescent use of drugs and...

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Top 8 Prevention Tips for Parents

There are many things parents and guardians can do to help prevent alcohol and drug problems with our children.  With the research we have at hand, we know it’s more important than ever to at least...

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Peer Pressure Still #1 in Teen Alcohol Use

 Alcohol remains the most abused substance by today’s teens and studies continue to show that the single greatest factor in whether a teen decides to use alcohol is pressure from friends. So, if you’re...

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Fact About Teenage Drinking

With all the media attention being paid to young celebrities and their substance abuse (think Justin Bieber and Sizzurp or Miley Cyrus and her use of pot and Molly), it’s easy to forget the devastating...

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Top 3 Holiday Relapse Triggers

The July 4th holiday is fast approaching and this can be a difficult day and week-end for individuals trying to stay clean and sober, especially here in the Bay Area of California where events with...

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Raising Optimistic Children

This month we’ve been discussing optimism and its role in getting (and staying) clean and sober from drugs and alcohol.  Many of us in sobriety have children we’re hoping to raise in a healthy way, or...

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Pot Legalization and How it Affects Teens

More than half of all states have legalized marijuana in some way and two states have now legalized recreational use for adults over 21. The legalization of marijuana in the United States has had many...

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Marijuana and Teen Brains

There has recently been much debate about the legalization of marijuana for both medicinal and recreational uses. What hasn’t been discussed often is the fact that, when drugs are legal, they become...

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Are e-Cigarettes Safe?

What exactly is an e-cigarette? First invented in China in 2002 for smoking cessation, an e-cigarette is an electronic device which atomizes a nicotinated propylene glycol solution, known as e-liquid....

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Is Digital Addiction Real?

An astonishing 40% of all American teenagers report having been in a car when the driver used a cell phone in a way that put people in danger, according to a Pew survey.  It’s not just teens creating...

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It’s National Drug Facts Week

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is sponsoring its 5th annual National Drug Facts Week from January 26–February 1, 2015. “This weeklong health observance is an opportunity for teens to learn...

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ADD and Addiction: Part I

It’s long been known that the number of clients who have ADD/ADHD along with their substance abuse issues, is uncommonly high in drug and alcohol treatment programs. In this blog series, we’ll be first...

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ADHD and Addiction: Part II

We spoke in a previous blog about ADHD and drug and alcohol addiction. Today we’re going to touch on the research that links the two. In their numerous investigations, The Medical Council on Alcohol...

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Poor Sleep Can Spell Addiction for Teens

Anyone who has a teenager or who sees the news knows that poor sleep patterns and habits are a common problem with adolescents. What you may not know is that there has been published research...

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April is Alcohol Awareness Month

Each April since 1987, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) sponsors Alcohol Awareness Month “to increase public awareness and understanding, reduce stigma and encourage local...

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Pot May Stunt Growth & Trigger Early Puberty in Boys

Despite the hype around drugs like Molly and Oxycodone, marijuana continues to be the most commonly used illicit drug in the US, particularly among adolescents and young adults. Numerous studies have...

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