Adolescents’ and emerging adults’ psychological well-being and overall health are a continuous global concern. These are critical time-periods in human development, typically characterized by uncertainty and increased engagement in risky and health-threatening behaviors, including alcohol and drug use, unsafe sex,
Data analysis of 2 long-term studies on how ADHD impacts psychiatric disorder development in adolescents confirms that ADHD on its own increases the risk of substance abuse and cigarette smoking in both girls and boys
During the presentation, we will identify current trends in adolescent substance use, explore a number of adolescent treatment modalities, and outline discrepancies between pertinent research and treatment trends.
Addiction occurs when repeated use of drugs changes how a person’s brain functions over time. The transition from voluntary to compulsive drug use reflects changes in the brain’s natural inhibition and reward centers that keep a person from exerting control over the impulse to use drugs even when there are negative consequences—the defining characteristic of addiction.
A new study in rodents has found that repeated exposure to alcohol during adolescence can lead to changes in the brain that could impair learning and memory in the long term.
Plainly, drugs and liquor have been destroying your life. Your relationship is over – a person who was something special to you and your family now stays away from you. You lost your much loved job…
Neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) are zeroing in on brain factors and behaviors that put teens at risk of alcohol use and abus ...
The researchers said the study was necessary to properly understand the causes behind adolescent marijuana use in order to counter it.
Adolescents who experience mental health disorders are at high risk for using alcohol and other drugs.
When researchers convinced a group of young people to stop smoking pot, their cognition quickly improved. This adds to research warning against teen pot use, despite marijuana's growing acceptance.
Adolescents who misuse alcohol and other drugs to the point where they need treatment must contend with costly and limited options for youth-specific care, as well as high relapse rates...
For adolescents recovering from sports injuries, common painkillers can be a gateway to addiction
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Cannabis causes lasting cognitive impairment in adolescents, according to Canadian researchers.
Even when parents know their adolescents are drinking, huge problems persist.
Being a teenager today is tough—and some teens turn to substance use. CHR's Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment program is designed to help teens replace al...
The brains of adolescents change in ways that increase risk-taking—especially in social and emotional circumstances.
For decades, stimulants have been used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adolescents, improving a wide range of
A study found adolescents tend to mirror their significant other's habits over friends when it comes to alcohol consumption.