Making Prevention a Priority During National Drugs and Alcohol Facts Week

• By: Captain Jeffrey A. Coady, PsyD, ABPP The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• March 17th, 2022
• prevention, substance use, teens, underage drinking
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Recent research tells us that how youth and young adults perceive harm from drugs and alcohol is often wrong. SAMHSA’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) from 2020 shows that 57 percent of youth ages 12 to 17 did not think there was great harm in having five or more drinks once or...

Talking with Teens in Residential Treatment During COVID-19: The Opportunity in The Crisis

• By: John M. Venza, LCSW-R, LMHC Outreach Development Corporation
• May 20th, 2020
• community, COVID-19, family, mental health, residential treatment program, summer 2020 issue, teens
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Teenagers who make the bold decision to enter a residential treatment program for their mental health and substance use disorders are a unique subset of the adolescent population. They are a group of young people who have committed to temporarily separating from their families, schools, communities...