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Parents can help the situation improve by following certain steps. These are not difficult and do not require training or specialist skills. They need determination and common sense. First you [...]

No single teen drug treatment is appropriate for all teens which is why there are many places your teen can get help. Look for local programs geared towards teens and find a peer counselor who [...]

Your first inclination might be to get angry when you find out your teen is using drugs. This a normal reaction, but please know that anger and yelling will just turn your teen’s ears to [...]

People who notice a loved one acting differently might want to take a closer look if there is knowledge that they dabble in drugs. The person might need drug treatment or alcohol rehabilitation [...]

So, what can you do to help your teen withstand the peer pressure to experiment with drugs? First, be uncool. Be the most uncool parent on the planet by being nosey- very nosey. Insist on knowing [...]

Something that we don’t think of is the connection between teen drug abuse and suicide. There are some studies that would suggest that teens who use drugs regularly are more likely to [...]

There are a number of ways that you can evaluate the quality of a teen drug rehab facility, and factors such as the quality of education, the degree of individual therapy offered, and the level [...]

1) Is it a teen specific program? Although many adult facilities maintain that they can offer effective treatments to people of all ages, teens do far better in age specific programming. Teens do [...]

It’s heartbreaking to watch a teenage child fall into substance abuse and addiction, and once parents make the decision that professional help and residential treatment is needed, a whole [...]

The boarding facilities of teenager drug rehab centers are very attractive and helpful. Most of these boarding rehab centers offer twenty-four-hour helpline services to drug-addicted teens. Drug [...]