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drug abuse and addiction as it affects young people today.
Mental Health
Happy Adolescents Use Drugs Less
Posted on September 22, 2011
Parents generally desire happiness for their children. Most efforts toward a child’s success in school, wisdom in choosing a career and mate, and avoidance of danger are priorities because they all can lead to a better chance of happiness in life.
Conduct Disorder in Adolescence May Be Predictor of Future Substance Use Disorder
Posted on October 14, 2010
Adolescents with conduct disorders are more likely to suffer from substance use disorders as adults, according to a study by researchers from the New York University School of Medicine, New York City. David W. Brook, MD, and colleagues said that substance use disorders are associated with unemployment, low education levels, risky sexual behavior, and psychiatric disorders.
Link Discovered Between Difficult Childhood and Teen Drinking
Posted on July 5, 2010
African researchers have discovered that adolescents who experienced difficult childhoods are likely to start abusing alcohol as teenagers. The study, published in BioMed Central’s journal Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, analyzed data from 9,189 adolescents between the ages of 12 and 19 living in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Malawi, and Uganda.
Insecure Adolescents Feel Pain More Intensely
Posted on December 20, 2009
Adolescent pain comes in a variety of forms. Each teen believes that his or her angst is unique and no one understands their predicament. In reality, some are truly experiencing pain and recent research suggests that insecurity leads to more intense pain and greater depression.
