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Do sports protect teens from abusing painkillers or enable it?

in Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment / Drugs & Alcohol / E-News / Electronic Cigarettes / Marijuana / Parenting / Prescription Drugs / Prevention / Recent Trends / Risky Behaviour / Smoking / Teenage Smoking / Uncategorized / Vaping  by Adolescent Counseling Services 0 comments

Reported By: Alexandria Hein, FoxNews.com Health As communities nationwide battle a growing opioid and heroin use epidemic, researchers and public health officials are scrambling to identify how abuse may begin. One of those sources, research suggests, could be high school athletics. But studies conducted thus far have produced conflicting results regarding whether participation in sports encourage […]

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Teens’ overall substance use declining, but marijuana use rising

in Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment / Drinking / Drugs & Alcohol / E-News / Marijuana / Smoking / Substance Abuse  by Adolescent Counseling Services 0 comments

Image: Torbin Hansen, Marijuana Joint Reported by: EurekAlert!, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)   Marijuana use in teenagers is on the rise, while cigarette and alcohol use are stable or declining, according to health statistics researchers. In particular, black teens are using more marijuana than in recent decades. “Our analysis shows […]

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Facebook and Its Effects on Our Mood

in Facebook / Online Monitoring / Online Privacy / Online Safety / Parenting / Social Media Abuse / Teaching Mindfulness  by acsteens 0 comments

By: Sophia Dyer, M.Ed Marriage and Family Therapist Registered Intern After School Counseling Program (2012-2014) Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Program (2012-2013) “Are you on facebook again? Why don’t you go outside and play?” Sound familiar? The” facebook argument” is a common one between parents and their teens. With the relatively new rise of social media, […]

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