Though most people are aware of the hazards of drug use and addiction, many are unaware of legal intoxicants in their own home that can also lead to addiction. Unfortunately, teens and even pre-teens are using household chemicals to get high, often with tragic results. Called inhalants, these chemicals can result in deadly reactions. Types [...]
Contributed by Staff of Timberline Knolls Today, it is rare for an individual to enter treatment with only a singular diagnosis. Most have co-occurring disorders, in which the primary diagnosis could be anxiety, and the secondary diagnosis could be a substance use disorder. It is equally likely that a person could have a primary diagnosis [...]
Contributor: Burkwood Treatment Center clinical content team member Kathryn Taylor, MA, LPC/MHSP. Drug abuse prevention efforts during the early years of a person’s life can improve the young one’s ability to remain drug-free through adolescence and into adulthood. During the formative years of childhood and adolescence, the way that the brain grows emotionally and physically [...]
Any emotional and behavioral disorders that develop in boys, whether in early childhood, adolescence or as a teenager, can be difficult for the entire family to endure and manage, regardless of the age of the child. Many young boys who present a behavioral issue may exhibit symptoms that cause the child to be mislabeled by [...]
Contributed by Keystone Treatment Center clinical team member Kathryn Taylor, MA, LPC/MHSP. The mechanics of drug addiction is a complex study that has taken many decades for scientists to crack, and even more information is discovered every year. For many years, people mistakenly believed that substance addiction and dependence mostly stemmed from lack of morals [...]MEDICAL ADVICE DISCLAIMER: The service, and any information contained on the website or provided through the service, is provided for informational purposes only. The information contained on or provided through this service is intended for general consumer understanding and education and not as a substitute for medical or psychological advice, diagnosis, or treatment. All information provided on the website is presented as is without any warranty of any kind, and expressly excludes any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.