Topic: adolescent addiction
Cannabis and Cognition
The public , including those in elected office, seem to assume that the expected prohibition on sales and use by underage persons will somehow be enough to limit the damage.
Topics: adolescent addiction, cannabis, research
The Vaping Dilemma
From a seller’s viewpoint, no customer is more desirable than someone who is actually dependent on their product.
Topics: adolescent addiction, nicotine, policy
Drug Sniffing Parents
…actually more of an issue now than in the 80’s, because of the presence of super-powerful opioids like fentanyl or carfentanil, and the growing risk of unintended overdose.
Topics: adolescent addiction, cannabis, prescription medications
In the News: The “Affluenza” Case
Our healthcare system supports more and in some cases better treatment based on the ability to pay for it.
Topics: adolescent addiction, DUI/DWI, enabling, family dysfunction, getting help, In the news
The FDA and Pediatric Oxycontin
Nobody knows exactly how extensive off label prescribing is, but estimates range from a fifth of all prescriptions written in the US, to a third if we just look at psychiatric meds.
Topics: adolescent addiction, opioids, policy, prescription medications
Collegiate Recovery Program Study: Recovering Students Face Multiple Addictions
Close to 20% reported being in recovery from one or more behavioral addictions – especially disordered eating, sex and love addiction, and self harm…
Topics: adolescent addiction, maintaining sobriety, research
The Natural History of Recovery: One Youth’s Experience
This is really about a continuous process of change. The unifying force is the addict’s subjective experience.
Topics: adolescent addiction, family, outcomes, prognosis, relapse, treatment
Practical Advice for Parents: Prescription Painkiller Abuse
Many of us already have painkillers sitting on a shelf in the bathroom medicine cabinet, alongside the aspirin and the allergy meds. Sometimes they’re unused from prior medical or dental problems.
Topics: adolescent addiction, kids, opioids, parent child conflict, prescription medications, recognizing the addict or alcoholic, signs and symptoms