How to Treat Adolescent Drug Addictions
How to Treat Adolescent Drug Addictions Have you ever taken a Zanax, smoked marijuana, or drank alcohol to get a high? According to a survey taken in 2003 by the Partnership for a Drug Free America 54% of teens, 10 % more than in 1998, can answer no to this question. ... Yet, adolescent drug addictions are still a major issue in society. ... By choosing the path for treatment the adolescent is choosing to follow a brighter path in life. ... The very first step to treatment of drug addictions is admitting there is a problem. ... According to a pamphlet sent out by Parents The Anti Drug Foundation, “parents should look for signs of depression, withdrawal, carelessness with grooming, hostility. ... Although unwanted, a dramatic experience may help the adolescent come to terms with his or her addiction. ... A group of friends, families, and the community may sit down and tell you how it hurts them by the drugs the adolescent is taking. Adolescents rarely look at the impact their drug addiction has on everyone else around them.