Many teens encounter, or have issues, with drugs. Reasons for teens and drug use include low self-esteem and undiagnosed mental disorders such as depression, for which some teens try to self-medicate. Popular drugs among teenagers include marijuana (also known as pot), “magic mushrooms,” LSD, crystal meth, cocaine, and MDMA, also called E, Ecstasy, or X. [...]
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Teens and Drugs
September 24th, 2009Teens On Drugs
September 17th, 2009Two words that should never be spoken together are teens and drugs. Unfortunately in America today, this is not the case. Every year the percentages of teenagers who are experimenting with drugs increases drastically, and sadly those same teens gradually end up doing more than just experimenting. Our country’s youth have gone from being curious [...]
How To Cope With Teen Drug Problems
September 5th, 2009With teen drug use on the rise, many families are looking for answers on how to deal with and treat a teens drug addiction. When preventing drug use, it’s important to know a few facts:
*Alcohol is the most common drug used by teens.
*Teens who come from families where drug use is present are more likely [...]
