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Heaviest Drinkers in College Respond Best to Brief Alcohol Interventions
Recent findings from a group of American researchers indicate that college students with the highest levels of alcohol intake are most likely to receive long-term benefits from brief alcohol...
View ArticleTeens Abusing Prescription Painkillers Often Suffer From Depression
Recent findings from an American research team indicate a strong connection between teen and preteen opioid misuse and the chances of experiencing major depression. Small but significant numbers of...
View ArticleTeen Drinking Leads to Lasting Deficits in Memory, Ability to Learn
New findings from a team of American researchers indicate that teenagers who engage in regular, intermittent drinking can unwittingly trigger lasting dysfunction in the hippocampus, a part of the brain...
View ArticleTeens Who Combine Alcohol With Energy Drinks at High Risk for Addiction
Recent findings from a team of American researchers point to steeply increased alcohol addiction risks in teenagers who combine alcohol with energy drinks. Teenagers who start consuming alcohol before...
View ArticlePersonality-Based Intervention Cuts Teen Binge Drinking
New findings from a team of Dutch and British researchers point to the usefulness of a personality-based alcohol intervention as a method of curbing long-term rates of binge drinking in teenagers....
View ArticleDrug Testing in Schools Costly, Ineffective
Approximately one in five U.S. schools has instituted mandatory student drug testing programs, but research suggests that these programs are not effective at reducing teenage drug abuse. Furthermore,...
View ArticleHow the Social Environment Impacts Substance Abuse in Hispanic Teens
Recent studies have shown that the family and school environments can both protect Hispanic teens from and put them at risk for substance abuse. Many factors go into the initiation of substance abuse,...
View ArticleTeen Treatment Centers: When to Enroll Your Son or Daughter
According to the 2016 Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey, rates of teenage drug and alcohol use are on an encouraging decline. However, any substance use by adolescents is too much. The most recent...
View ArticleTools to Stop Drinking for Parents
Holidays, family gatherings, celebrations — have you noticed that every time your family gets together, alcohol plays a central role? Have you wondered what sort of message that might send to your...
View ArticleSymptoms of Children with Parents Who Abuse Drugs
For teachers, day care providers, and other caregivers, knowing how to recognize the signs and symptoms of children who are living with parents that are struggling with addiction is important, as early...
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