Contributor: Staff at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center Getting your teen to talk about, well, anything can be tough. But if you’re concerned that they might be experimenting with drugs, that’s a conversation worth having. About half of teens today have misused drugs at least once in their life, with alcohol, marijuana, and vaping products [...]
Contributor: Staff at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center Although men are more likely to use illicit drugs than women, women are just as likely as men to develop a substance use disorder [1]. Prescription drug misuse occurs when someone uses drugs in ways other than what a doctor instructs. With prescription drug use disorder on [...]
Contributor: Staff at Sierra Tucson Substance abuse can have so many negative effects on the life of the individual who is struggling, many of which extend to their loved ones. Substance abuse is frequently listed as one of the top reasons for divorce. While lack of commitment, general conflict, and infidelity are typically the three most [...]
Contributor: Staff at Sierra Tucson The COVID-19 pandemic has meant more time inside, more time on social media, less time seeing friends, families, and coworkers in person, and — in many cases — an increase in feelings of isolation. U.S. adults were already spending more than 12 hours a day with overlapping digital media use [...]
People have obviously used many different types of drugs before and during the pandemic. There are two that police were confiscating more during the pandemic than before: methamphetamine and marijuana [1]. COVID-19 and Drug Use (Including Methamphetamines and Marijuana): How They’re Related The last year has been intense. The COVID-19 pandemic has been extremely stressful [...]
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