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 Kids
and Drugs
Sooner
or later, most American children will be offered
drugs, and will have to make a conscious decision
to accept or reject them. And they will likely
be faced with drugs alcohol and this decision many
times before they grow out of adolescence. How
can you make sure your child continues to make
the right choice?
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 Young
People and Drugs
Not all young
people who experiment with drugs develop clinical
problems. In fact, some degree of experimentation with
drugs is actually normal ; that is, most adolescents
have tried alcohol or illicit drugs at least once by
the time they turn 18 (Johnston et al., 1995). The
formidable task faced by every adolescent--to become
an independent and responsible adult--is undertaken
with strategies that may include exploration, experimentation,
risk taking, limit testing, and questioning of established
rules and sources of authority. Experimentation with
drugs and alcohol may be among these usually functional
strategies, despite the potential harm and hazard associated
with this behavior. However, substance use can lead
to an abusive and addictive pattern that requires more
active, firm, and constant intervention
If your teen
does require help, the teen drug treatment centers
listed here are available for your teen-and you. |
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