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Massachusetts Teen Alcohol Abuse
Prescription Drug Abuse Connecticut
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Do you have a teen
or pre-teen loved one that suffers from drug and/or alcohol abuse?
"Underage drinking presents an enormous public health issue. Alcohol
is the drug of choice among children and adolescents. Annually, about 5,000
youth under age 21 die from motor vehicle crashes, other unintentional injuries,
and homicides and suicides that involve underage drinking."
"In 2006, 1.4 million youth ages 12 to 17 needed treatment for an alcohol
problem. Of this group, only 101,000 of them received any treatment at a
specialty facility."
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism |
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TEEN DRUG ABUSE
Teen drug abuse can tear a family apart. When
your child is abusing drugs and acting out as a result, you
can feel helpless. It is hard sometimes to accept the fact that
your child who was so sweet just a few years ago is now addicted
to drugs and dependent on their substance or substances of choice.
Addiction is typically not associated with being a teenager.
When we think of addicts, we picture the alcoholic who has been
drinking for over 20 years, or the street addict who panhandles
for money to buy drugs. When your child is showing signs of
teen drug abuse, tough decisions need to be
made. Often times your efforts will produce no results, and
your child will continue to abuse drugs.
Addiction is a viscious cycle, and you might have noticed that
certain efforts on your part have not had any effect on your
teen's drug abuse. When your child is dependent
on using drugs, no punishment given or privilege taken away
will stop their cravings for their drug of choice. They will
continue to get high, and your relationship will continue to
get more volatile. Home life can be stressful enough even without
teen drug abuse, but when you add it into the
mix life often becomes unmanageable for both you and your child.
It is something no parent is prepared for, and in some cases
it can tear a family apart. What is the best solution?
Addiction is a disease. Like other diseases addiction can be
treated and overcome. When you are ready to admit to yourself
that your child is addicted to drugs, you have made the first
step in correcting the problem. You will likely want to participate
in a teen intervention.
This can be a very effective way to finally make your child
wake up and realize how badly they are hurting everyone who
loves them. Let it be known that you will do everything you
can for them if they make attempts to end their drug abuse,
but if they don't you will no longer enable them. This will
often times make your child recognize the lack of control they
have over their drug abuse. An intervention
will likely persuade your teen to enter treatment, and when
they finally realize how their drug abuse has
effected others they will likely take their sobriety seriously
and want to make things right with you and with others.
Many families have overcome the plague of excessive teen
drug abuse in their home. When their children have
successfully completed treatment they become focused in their
academics again, and often go on to attend college which would
have been otherwise impossible the way things were going. Sobriety
will bring the passion back into your child's life, and help
them to achieve the goals that are important to them. Treatment
will also give your child all the tools and support they need
to live a life free of drug dependence and addiction.
If you are a friend or family member of a teen struggling with
drug abuse, call now for help at our toll free
teen addiction treatment center helpline:
1-888-757-6237
or e-mail
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